Oshkosh Area Community Pantry
Oshkosh Area Community Pantry
2551 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
www.oacptoday.org
Non-Profit
Mission: To promote nutrition in children of families using the pantry, educate and empower dietary choices, and to encourage appropriate serving sizes to foster a healthier life.
Clientele: Children of OACP patrons, under the age of 16.
Services: To educate children about healthy eating habits and provide a program that allows children to sample foods they would not otherwise consider.
Internship Description (120 Hours): Registration, Checkout, General Operations, and Food4Kids Programs
OACP Kids Corner Coordinator
Operational Duties:
Set up and take down Kids Corner
• Choose and stock items for that day
• Set up any taste testing
o Sanitize bench, wash hands, wear apron, gloves and hairnet to prep
• Set up educational message for the day
o Write information or specials on chalk board
• Prep log sheet for logging weights
• Create list of foods available that day for reporting purposes
Assist children, under the age of 16, to choose fruits, veggies, snacks, proteins, and dairy from the Kids Corner
• Ask parents about any possible allergies
• Children will be allotted a certain number of items-help them to keep track
• Once collected in bag, weigh items, record weight, and secure bag
• Teach “Fact of the Day” for child to share with parent
• Perform any taste testing
Return child to their parent
• Ask the parent to keep the bag out of the cart at final weigh out
• Complete surveys for the Kids Corner
Administrative Duties:
• Record data into Salesforce.com and any other tracking databases
• Create an ordering spreadsheet to track inventory
• Order additional product as needed
Advanced Internship Description (280 Hours): Registration, Checkout, General Operations, and Food4Kids Programs
OACP Kids Corner Coordinator
Operational Duties:
Set up and take down Kids Corner
• Choose and stock items for that day
• Set up any taste testing
o Sanitize bench, wash hands, wear apron, gloves and hairnet to prep
• Set up educational message for the day
o Write information or specials on chalk board
• Prep log sheet for logging weights
• Create list of foods available that day for reporting purposes
Assist children, under the age of 16, to choose fruits, veggies, snacks, proteins, and dairy from the Kids Corner
• Ask parents about any possible allergies
• Children will be allotted a certain number of items-help them to keep track
• Once collected in bag, weigh items, record weight, and secure bag
• Teach “Fact of the Day” for child to share with parent
• Perform any taste testing
Return child to their parent
• Ask the parent to keep the bag out of the cart at final weigh out
• Complete surveys for the Kids Corner
Administrative Duties:
• Record data into Salesforce.com and any other tracking databases
• Create an ordering spreadsheet to track inventory
• Order additional product as needed
Work with pantry coordinator to schedule pickups
• Contact schools and offer this service as well as tours of the pantry
• Planning, outreach, and working at mobile school pantries
• Initiate contact to the families in the Food 4 Kidz Backpack Program
Assess barriers to becoming a pantry member
Encourage parents to shop monthly at the pantry, and to bring their children in to use the Kids Corner
• Research and develop kid-friendly nutrition information to use monthly in the Kids Corner
This can be done in partnership with UW Extension Nutrition Program
• Research and apply for grants to support the funding of the Kids Corner
Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer, Days, Nights, Weekends
Category: Meeting Basic Needs