Volunteer Department
Phone: 313-494-4270
E-mail: volunteer@focushope.edu
Program Information:
The Westside Food Center is a part of our Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which serves 41,000 low-income senior citizens a month.
Project Details:
The Westside Food Center can accommodate 1-10 people. The hours are Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm, Friday 8am-12pm, closed Saturday and Sundays.
Volunteers that participate will have the opportunity to mingle with some of our seniors who pick up their boxes or replenish the floor by cutting the stock to distribute to the senior in the small replenishment warehouse.
Volunteers may assist with the following tasks:
- Distribute food to seniors
- Prepare food items in the small replenishment warehouse
- Pull stock from replenishment warehouse and restocking the Food Center floor
- Corral the shopping carts back into the building
- Keep the floor safe and clean by removing debris and other obstructions off the floor
- Box of bag food commodities
Volunteer Clothing Attire: We suggest volunteers dress comfortably and wear comfortable shoes (Keep in mind that the temperature inside the building may be cool during the cold months and hot during the warmer months.) No open toe shoes, jogging pants, shorts, tank tops/sleeveless shirts.
***COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE/DRIVER'S RESPONSIBILITY WAIVER participants must complete orientation and be approved for this assignment*** Orientation is held only on Friday's at 12:30p Westside Food Center 1300 Oakman Blvd. Detroit, MI 48238 (No appointment required)
