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Rainbow Junktion

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Between 30% and 50% of all food produced ends up being wasted. Some of this food has involved huge amounts of time, energy, care, fertilisers, pesticides, and money to produce. Then it’s been processed and transported half way round the world for it to be rejected and sent to landfill. This is seen by some of us as criminal when so many people are starving and when we are also concerned about Climate Change.

By intercepting waste food and using it to help feed people we aim to reduce food waste and to educate ourselves and others about how unsustainable this is.

Many of our communities have been devastated over the years. We are encouraged to think of “them” and “us” and to fear “them”. By bringing people from all walks of life together around a table of food, side by side in the kitchen and working together to reduce food waste and food poverty “we” hope to build better community where “we” can trust and support each other.

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  • Friday Community Café Volunteer

    This opportunity takes place from 15 Nov 2021

    On Friday we require volunteers to attend to the queue for the foodshare this involves offering masks and hand sanitiser...

    Rainbow Junktion can only run because of the amazing and generous team of volunteers who make everything possible. We are so grateful to our team and are always looking for new people to join us at our vibrant community cafe. 

    Here are some of the things that you might do as a volunteer:

    • help coming up with the menu in the morning based on ingredients in front of us 
    • help cooking or preparing food in the kitchen (we assign tasks based on your ability and confidence levels)
    • acting as a server in the cafe or shop (taking orders, giving out food, putting together shopping bags)
    • help collect intercepted food from various points around the city
    • sorting through and organising donations of food 
    • distributing leaflets, posters or helping promote the cafe in other ways 
    • help with the website and social media
    • oh, and washing up, emptying the bins, cleaning the floor and all those other “nice” jobs!

    Among other things we offer our volunteers the opportunity to gain food hygiene qualifications and to have a lot of fun together!

    • Area of InterestRetail | Customer Service
    • Personal Attributes - Initiative
    • Personal Attributes - Time Management
    • Transferable Skills - Communication
    • Transferable Skills - Leadership Skills
    • Transferable Skills - Organisation
    • Transferable Skills - People Management
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