FORT PIERCE, FL. Jan. 23, 2023 ‒ Working as first responders during man-made and natural disasters, the team at Treasure Coast Food Bank is continually exposed to difficult situations. But the agency’s attention to employees’ physical well-being with robust benefits and team-building activities are among the reasons Treasure Coast Food Bank continues to be recognized as one of the best places to work in St. Lucie County.
Treasure Coast Food Bank received the honor during the recent 22nd Best Places to Work Awards, given by the St. Lucie County Human Resources Association. The Association recognizes employers across the Treasure Coast. Treasure Coast Food Bank has received the award for eight consecutive years.
The benefits that Treasure Coast Food Bank employees receive go well beyond the typical perks and include paid disability and life insurance. Treasure Coast Food Bank also offers a tuition reimbursement program, wellness challenges, flexible work hours and work-from-home options.
But in addition, at Treasure Coast Food Bank there is a host of employee appreciation and fun team-building activities. Those include holiday cookouts, “Office Olympics,” birthday and anniversary cards, recognition of employee achievements in a monthly newsletter, and a holiday bonus paid to each employee.
“Our team members work hard each day to serve 200,000 people living on the Treasure Coast who don’t always have enough to eat. They are resilient, compassionate, and empathetic, and I could not be more proud of them,” said Judith Cruz, President and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank.
The recognition program is open to any employer choosing to participate. Each employer is measured on 38 different factors such as growth, turnover, employee development, promotions, insurance and retirement plans.
Treasure Coast Food Bank has employment opportunities available in several departments. For more information about employment opportunities at Treasure Coast Food Bank, visit stophunger.org/careers/.
ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and in partnership with 400 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full roster of direct service programs that not only solve the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals and families gain long-term food security, better health outcomes, and self-sufficiency. Treasure Coast Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, call 772.489.3034, log on to stophunger.org, visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/tcfoodbank, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/tcfoodbank.
