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. They teach families how to use the produce and watch their behavior change.
As part of their mission to create communities of health through fresh food they have a variety of volunteer opportunities available. These generally fall into the two main shifts listed below.
Please join us for produce boxing from 8:30a -10:30a to help get ready for their school distributions for the month of June
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 or boxes
• Cleaning up the work area.
What to Wear? Closed toed, non-slip shoes are required! Just please no UGGS or CROCS as they pose as a slip/trip hazard and we want to make sure everyone stays safe while on site.
Got Gloves? Bring'em! Folks tend to find these helpful when breaking down cardboard and sorting through product.
Where to meet? You can find us at 1807 Feliz Drive, but we encourage you to use our directions below to better find the front of our warehouse. Google and Apple maps tends to send folks on a little side quest to the back of our warehouse or to another part of the neighborhood all together.
Please note that if you do end up at the back of our warehouse you'll need to go around to the front as the back gate is only available for our delivery trucks to enter through.
1. Take Exit 24 to merge onto CA-58 toward Mojave
2. Take Exit 113 for Martin Luther King Blvd South
3. Take the second left onto E. Belle Terrace
4. Continue to the end of E. Belle Terrace and follow the curve to the left
5. The Food Bank will be on the right-hand side of the road - WooWhoo! You have arrived!
We'll also share a map with your event organizer to help make finding us as smooth as butter!
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."
