The Community Food Center (CFC) is a new pilot program based on a choice food pantry model of distribution, meaning that clients pick from available (free) items, rather than receiving a traditional prepared bag or box. The CFC VISTAs will focus on community outreach, client relations, volunteer relations and the creation of a curriculum by which to transfer the knowledge of the pilot to other organizations.

The Inter Food Bank Sharing System VISTA will work with our food acquisition department, website manager, and transportation coordinator to set up the systems needed to make our resources available to other food banks and lay the foundation for an ongoing partnership with them in the future.

The Zone Empowerment VISTA will support efforts to strengthen the ability of the existing network of member Food Cupboards to provide better services to the community. It will involve working with selected agencies, either in groups or one on one, to develop their operational and administrative functions with respect to best operating practices.

The Community Engagement Officer VISTA will help build community wide support for Philabundance to raise the saliency of the organization and help strengthen the volunteer and internship programs. This position will assist the External Affairs and Communications departments in building and promoting events, outreach efforts, college fairs, and interdenominational religious advocacy.