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New Walk-in Refrigerator is Chilling in the San Lorenzo Family Help Center Pantry

Brrr…it’s cold inside thanks to a recent $30,000 grant we received from Alameda County Source & Recycling Board through Stopwaste.org to purchase a large walk-in refrigerator. With additional funding for installation the walk-in is now chilling produce and foods in our warehouse. Thank you to Pelco Sales and Services and Cold Storage Manufacturing for the installation and Moonlight Electric for connecting the electricity.

Defeating hunger in Alameda County takes a community of organizations and people funding and volunteering. Please consider donating to the San Lorenzo Family Help Center, in a small or big way, go to our San Lorenzo Family Help Center donation page.

Photo of inside a walk-in refrigeration with food boxes.

This large refrigeration unit increases our cold storage capacity and enables us to expand our Food Recovery Program. Other benefits include:

  • Replacement of inefficient refrigeration units, saving electricity and lowering our carbon footprint; and
  • Increase the volume of recovered produce, dairy and protein foods, enabling us to support more low and very low-income families with additional food resources; and
  • Enables us to scale our mobile pantry program reaching more families and individuals needing healthy and nutritious food who live in the unincorporated Alameda County areas of Cherryland, Ashland, Hayward Acres and San Lorenzo; and
  • Last but not least, improve our volunteer experience by reducing the manual loading of the wall refrigeration units.

Installation of the New Walk-in at the Pantry

Seeking our First Development Officer – Volunteer Opportunity

The San Lorenzo Family Help Center is a non-profit funded by grants and donations. We provide nutritious food to low income areas of San Lorenzo, San Leandro, and parts of Hayward in Alameda County, California. We have served our community for 40+ years, and are holding a search for a Development Officer to help us expand current partnerships, identify large donors, in addition to growing our small and individual donors base. The anticipated growth will allow us to expand our food programs and serve more people in our community. You can learn more about us at https://www.slzhelp.org/  

We are looking for someone who is passionate about our mission to provide food to those in need and represent the San Lorenzo Family Help Center (aka the Pantry) in a volunteer capacity as our first Development Officer.

To apply please send an email with your resume to slzfoodbank@gmail.com, with “Development Officer role” in the subject line.

Area of Responsibilities

The Development Officer is responsible for delivering, overseeing, and/or coordinating activities that increase the financial funding and support of the Pantry. Activities that are top of mind for us right now are: 

STRATEGY

  • Ability to write = a high level strategic plan with outlined timeline of goals to achieve that our board can act on
  • Be able to prepare and submit proposals to solicit donations and grants 
  • Develop and carry out  fundraising activities to meet annual fundraising goals 
    • Develop and carry out  recognition and stewardship strategies

PEOPLE-FACING

  • Cultivate relationships with existing and potential donors
  • Participate in donor meetings, presentations, and events

General Qualifications

Here are some experience and skills we are looking for:

  • Has interest and experience in fundraising and development, preferred
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Proficient with technologies used to communicate and manage donor databases and campaigns