Union Grove Area Foodbank, Inc

We are a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)3 organization. We have been in business for 34 years. We service the greater Union Grove Area. Our service territory includes: the Racine County area west of I-94 and east of County Highway N, and south of 8-mile Road and in Kenosha County north of County Highway 142. We have 1 paid Coordinator and a Board made up of 12 individuals who volunteer their time to make decisions for the good of the organization. We are looking to obtain volunteers to pack referrals on an on-call basis between the hours of 8-12 T-TH. We ask for a commitment of 1 week in a 2-month period in which they would be on-call for those morning hours. We are also looking for talented individuals that would be willing to help us the following: publish a website, keep us current on social media channels, create a marketing plan, facilitate an strategic plan,create a fundraising campaign, and assist with basic accounting needs.

?The purpose of the Union Grove Area Foodbank is to initiate, conduct, or implement activities or programs intended to assist in the distribution of food to people in emergency need situations. It is not the intention of the Foodbank to provide ongoing assistance where other community programs are already established. We were originally started in January 1982 by Rev Steve Polster of the new Hope Larger Parish and a few concerned citizens who observed a need in the Union Grove area. They were housed in the basement boiler room of St. Robert's Bellarmine Church.It was and continues to be supported by 10 area churches who pledge financial help each year to keep it running.The Foodbank has also been blessed by the support offered by local schools, service organizations, businesses, and individuals to help keep its mission alive. It has hosted 2 annual fundraisers to help with finances that have been running annually for the past 33 years. They are the Spring and Fall annual clothing sales.