{"id":12467,"date":"2025-07-31T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/?p=12467"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:44:15","slug":"south-campus-food-pantry-volunteer-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/2025\/07\/31\/south-campus-food-pantry-volunteer-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"South Campus Food Pantry Volunteer Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-fl-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5525185eed5d7465ecdf36f782ccc847\">South Campus Food Pantry Volunteer Opporunity<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/South-Campus-Food-Pantry-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/South-Campus-Food-Pantry-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12468\" style=\"width:557px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/South-Campus-Food-Pantry-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/South-Campus-Food-Pantry-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The South Campus Food Pantry has a volunteer position open for the fall semester! They are looking for a student who is passionate about supporting their peers and helping fight food insecurity here on campus.  The student will come in on <strong>Wednesdays<\/strong> from <strong>12:30 pm to 3:15 pm<\/strong> and cover the following responsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open\/Close<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the pantry facility at 1pm or close at 3pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Display the &#8220;OPEN&#8221; sign outside the building, or \u201cCLOSED\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inventory Management:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stock the food pantry shelves with fresh produce and pantry staples between 12:30pm and 1pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure an adequate supply of items at all times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer Interaction:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greet pantry customers with a friendly and helpful demeanor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welcome new customers, provide an orientation to the pantry, and explain guidelines and rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Documentation:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students need to show the pantry volunteer a valid SU ID to receive their groceries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On a sheet of paper, the volunteer will mark each pantry user<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintain a clean and neat pantry environment throughout operational hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restocking:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restock pantry items as needed to ensure availability for customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer Assistance:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offer assistance to customers and address any questions or concerns they may have<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inquire if customers require anything else to fulfill their needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Closing<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organize and store all produce in designated storage areas, ensuring proper rotation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discard any items that do not meet quality standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wash any dishes, utensils or equipment that were used<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean pantry counters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in this opportunity or have any questions about the position, please contact Melissa Cadwell (<a href=\"mailto:macadwel@syr.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">macadwel@syr.edu<\/a>). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Campus Food Pantry Volunteer Opporunity The South Campus Food Pantry has a volunteer position open for the fall semester! They are looking for a student who is passionate about supporting their peers and helping fight food insecurity here on campus. The student will come in on Wednesdays from 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":12468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,15,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","category-civic-engagement","category-health-and-wellness","category-want-ads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12469,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12467\/revisions\/12469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/honors.syr.edu\/civic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}