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Volunteer Researcher for National Food & Assistance Guides Project

National Food & Assistance Guides Project: Northeast Region 

Hunger Free America (HFA)      Erika Hernandez Burke
50 Broad St Suite 1103         Civic Engagement Coordinator 
New York, NY 10004         ehernandezburke@hungerfreenyc.org
212-825-0028            646-553-5893 

Project Objective: Create a comprehensive database of soup kitchens and food pantries in the northeast region of the US toward building a nationwide food and assistance guide.

Impact: A nationwide food and assistance resource will provide food insecure Americans and organizations that assist those who are food insecure with better information on how to obtain nutrition. HFA recently received ownership of the national database from the USDA and is seeking volunteer assistance to enhance the information to help more people.

Seeking: 3-5 volunteers committed to up to 8 hours a week for 4-8 weeks (may vary) 

Training: One day of virtual training from HFA and ongoing project support and guidance.

Volunteer Responsibilities:
  • Research food pantries and soup kitchens in Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
  • Conduct research to identify comprehensive data sources for 5 states in the northeast region. Data sources may include food banks, anti-hunger organizations, regional and local non-profit or government agencies, and internet resources.
  • Coordinate with data source owners to gain periodic access to data. Verbal communication will likely be needed. 
  • Build processes to retrieve data in a consistent, workable format for HFA.
  • Perform quality control to verify that the data provided is accurate and as comprehensive as possible.

HFA Responsibilities:
  • Oversee project management, including setting project deliverables and timelines, monitoring progress, creating project documents and providing support to volunteers. 
  • Train volunteers on the data and data gathering processes for existing food and assistance guides. 
  • Provide data requirements, quality control guidelines, and initial research on states.
  • Support volunteers as they communicate with data source owners to gain periodic access to the data.
  • Perform quality control to verify data accuracy and conformance with HFA requirements.