Community Pantry Volunteers

Community Pantry Volunteers

Organisation role · 2–4 hrs/Week
GL14 2AN, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Food banksGrocery shoppingSocial contact
Community & familyPoverty reduction
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Forest Voluntary Action Forum
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Summary

Support our new Forest Community Pantry - helpers needed both behind the scenes and during opening hours on Wednesday mornings.

Detailed description

Forest Voluntary Action Forum are looking for volunteers to help with the new Forest Community Pantry in Cinderford. The aim of the pantry is not to provide crisis support but to help ease the cost of weekly shopping bills by offering a range of groceries for a fraction of the cost to those referred to shop with us. You can find out more about the pantry on our website.


We need volunteers to help in two ways;


Behind the scenes: Could you help out on a Tuesday to get things ready for our shoppers? We need people to assist with stock checking, date rotation, code checking, cleaning, and making sure things are displayed beautifully.


Meeting and greeting: The pantry is open on Wednesday mornings 9.30am – 12noon. We are looking for helpers to meet and greet customers, chat those waiting, give them a drink and make them feel welcome. The pantry is only small, so our users do sometimes need to wait to shop, and we want everyone arriving to feel comfortable and at ease. Volunteers may need to help visitors fill out the membership form and handle money.

We are looking for volunteers who are friendly, understanding and able to put people at ease. We like to get to know our customers and understand their individual needs.


Both roles will need basic literacy and numeracy skills. Training will be given and volunteers will be working alongside our Pantry Manager.

What volunteers need😇 Disclosure and Barring Service

What we will provide to volunteers

💸 Reimbursement of costs

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About Forest Voluntary Action Forum

Forest Voluntary Action Forum (FVAF) are the dedicated organisation who support volunteering and the voluntary and community sector in the Forest of Dean. FVAF run the district’s only Volunteer Centre, supporting individual volunteers, and providing advice, guidance, information, and training to local voluntary groups.