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Youth Service Project

Are you looking for a service project that makes a real impact? Food Forward works with young people in Southern California seeking service projects for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, High School students, confirmation candidates, etc. If you’re interested in becoming involved and want to start a project, please read through the project requirements and email Max@foodforward.org to start.

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Youth Service Project

Requirements

  • Please write a 200-400 word essay explaining your reasons for wanting to get involved.
  • Must attend 3 fruit picking events as a general volunteer (within 3 months)
  • Must Shadow a Pick Leader on a pick.
  • Must plan a fruit pick of your own. You must find a property, recruit volunteers, and lead the fruit pick.

*NOTE: Upon completing a Youth Service Project, as a way of acknowledging the staff/organizational resources allotted to your service project, all participants or the participant families, if appropriate, are requested to make a tax-deductible monetary donation to Food Forward.