JoyFull Eats Intern

Organization: 

Ronald McDonald House Houston 

Site Supervisor: Leslie Boyd

Organization Address: 

1907 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX. 77030

Organization Description: 

Ronald McDonald House Houston offers a home away from home providing care, compassion, and hope to families with seriously ill children being treated in Texas Medical Center member institutions. 

Primary Function: 

For RMH Houston families, consistently eating nutritious meals during their hospital stay can be a huge challenge. The financial burden combined with the thought of leaving their child’s bedside to grab a bite to eat can be terrifying. JoyFull Eats, RMH Houston’s meals program, helps alleviate hunger by providing quick, healthy food options for families. The JoyFull Eats intern contributes to the success and growth of the JoyFULL Eats program at all four RMH Houston locations by providing hands-on assistance, engaging with donors, helping with outreach, and providing administrative support.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the coordination and scheduling of groups and donation drop-offs.

• Assisting with distribution center inventory and food storage checks.

• Assisting with “Stuff the Bus” event planning and on and off-loading.

• Assisting staff in addressing donor groups’ needs.

• Assisting with donor recognition and tracking in the donor database.

• Assisting with identifying, recruiting, and developing new meal and in-kind donors.

• Participating in outreach to develop new community partners.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate college student.

• Ability to relate to families and children of various ages and cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to comfortably engage with patients and families of seriously ill children.

• A team player who works well in a dynamic, ever-changing environment.

• Outgoing, a good listener, and detail-oriented.

• Demonstrates good judgment, flexibility, and dependability.

• Ability to interact professionally with donors, staff, volunteers, and the public. 

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

• Social media savviness and creativity are preferred.

Number of available positions: 2

Hours expected to work each week: 15