CAPI is an immigrant-led, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping Minnesota’s newest refugees and immigrants gain access to jobs, housing, food, health education, and youth and senior social services in order to promote economic independence, self-determination and social equality.
CAPI has the first and only Asian-specific food shelf in the state. Since 1982, CAPI’s food shelf has been supporting the cultural and nutritional needs of approximately 2,000 individuals each month with more than 450,000 pounds of food each year. The food shelf continues to serve immigrants, refugees, and individuals of all backgrounds.
We are looking to build our community of volunteers to improve the sustainability of our food shelf to better serve community members who are food insecure and utilize our services. Volunteers are crucial in supporting our community members to achieve our mission of "guiding refugees and immigrants toward self-determination and social equality."
As a food shelf volunteer, you will be involved in multiple aspects of operating CAPI’s food shelf.
Tasks include:
- Organizing shelves and fridges
- Sorting supplies and goods
- Client shopper: assist clients in shopping/bagging and selecting their food items.
- Maintain basic workplace hygiene and safety protocol
- Bagging bulk rice and produce into smaller quantities
- Other tasks as needed
Desirable skills (but not required):
- Ability to speak a Southeast Asian language (e.g. Hmong, Lao, Vietnamese) or African language (e.g. Somali or Oromo) or Spanish.
Available Shifts:
Mondays and Tuesdays: 10:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:30pm, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9:00am to 10:30am, 1:00pm-2:30pm, 2:30pm-4:00pm
High school/college students, groups, families, and seniors are a great fit for the volunteer position!
