Make a Difference Today! Brighter Bites is serving families in Bakersfield, California with the support of our partners Wonderful Citrus, Cal-Organic, Community of Action Parntership Kern (CAPK), CAPK Food Bank, Sunkist Growers, Grimmway Farms, Insperity, The Garlic Company, Seedcore Foundation, and Wonderful Co.
Brighter Bites is the nonprofit that delivers fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands. We teach families how to use the produce and watch their behavior change.
As part of our mission to create communities of health through fresh food we have a variety of volunteer opportunities available. These generally fall into the two main shifts listed below.
Please join us for produce bagging from 1:30p - 2:30p before we get ready for our distribution from 3:00p - 6:00p. You can stay for the part of the time, or all of the time, it's up to you!
Produce Bagging
· Volunteers work to pack and sort fresh produce for Brighter Bites children and families to take home.
Produce Distribution
· Volunteers work to distribute bagged produce and discuss fresh produce with Brighter Bites families.
General volunteer tasks may include:
• Moving cases (25-50 pounds) of fruits and vegetables from the delivery truck to the bagging area.
• Sorting through produce
• Placing fruits and vegetables into the Brighter Bites bags.
• Cleaning up the work area.
• Checking-in families.
• Handing out bags/boxes to families.
• Speaking with participants about the nutrition topic of the week.
We believe that many hands make light work, and we couldn't feed families at this capacity without each and every one of y'all. Thank you for choosing to help support our neighbors.
"If there's food for one, there's food for two."
