We are About Food, Health, and Community.
If you want to join us in our mission to bring healthy food to the communities that need it most sign up on our website at: (https://www.aboutfresh.org/fresh-truck/#volunteer)
Variety of days, times, & locations available for volunteering. Sign up for 1 or multiple shifts, no long-term commitment. Free groceries after every shift.
Fresh Truck Mobile Markets
At About Fresh we are on a mission to strengthen communities by getting fresh food to the households that need it most. We work to radically impact community health by celebrating food culture and strengthening communities with the food they need.
Our Fresh Truck mobile markets are a food justice program designed to use reimagined vehicles to increase access to fresh food in traditionally marginalized communities. By bringing the shopping experience closer to people we can in turn provide more opportunities for households to use SNAP/HIP benefits.
During these weekly mobile markets, Fresh Truck staff and volunteers set up to run a dignified shopping experience for communities to have the option of selecting from a variety of quality fruits and vegetables at affordable prices!
As a volunteer, you will directly support the Fresh Truck Mobile Markets by:
- Filling and bagging shopper orders
- Greeting & handing out tickets
- Helping customers enter and exit the bus
- Restocking shelves, breaking down cardboard boxes
- Helping to maintain all health and safety protocols
COVID-19 PREVENTION:
- All staff and volunteers are required to wear face coverings at ALL TIMES
- BEFORE your shift, if you are experiencing any possible COVID symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath) or have had contact with any suspected COVID case, call or text the volunteer organizer and cancel your shift (617-297-7685)
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SIGNING UP:
- Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to participate even if accompanied by an adult.
- Volunteers are expected to read the Volunteer Handbook before arriving for their shift.
- Volunteers are expected to work for the entire shift duration. Please take note of the finishing time.
- Volunteers need to come prepared to wear a face mask at all times on the truck. We can/will provide all of the necessary safety materials if you don't have your own (masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.).
- At the end of the shift, volunteers may take home $10 worth of free groceries as a thank you for your support!
