Gleaners Food Bank low on volunteers while packing emergency meal boxes amid coronavirus, flu
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana is working overtime putting together emergency family meal boxes and is experiencing a shortage of volunteers.
According to Gleaners, volunteers impact about 40% of the product that leaves their facility, meaning they need all the help they can get.
“For us to go from needing about 100 volunteers a day, and getting pretty close to staffing that, to going down to 10 maybe a day. We are really starting to feel the pinch,” said Gleaners Food Bank Manager of Group Volunteers Treva Burgess.
They are looking for volunteers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To sign up to volunteer, click here.
If you are unable to volunteer, Gleaners is also accepting online donations. A $20 donation can feed a family for up to a week.