Food pantry volunteers will assist clients as they shop in our on-site food pantry at Gleaners Food Bank. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE: Loading cars as they come through the drive-thru; Directing traffic into, through, and out of the building. Some heavy lifting is involved – up to 30 pounds. This project does take place in a…
Volunteers would assist the Case Managers in: – Airport Pick-ups – Apartment set-up – Take clients to their appointments
Affordable Christmas is a shopping event for lower-income, working-class families to provide their children fun and exciting gifts during the holiday season. Families are invited through partnering community organizations to attend the event and purchase new, unused gifts at 1/10 the cost of their original price.
Hope for Homes Projects provide remodeling and improvement work on homes owned by lower-income, working-class families. For many families, repairing damages and improving living spaces presents a financial challenge. As a result, their homes tend to go long periods without necessary maintenance and enhancements.
The Laundry Project assists lower-income families with meeting a basic need – washing clothes and linens, by turning laundromats into community centers of hope. Laundry fees are paid for while volunteers assist with laundry services, entertain children, and create a caring space at the laundromat.
Work behind the scenes: – Collecting donations: Help verify possible donors, arrange donations collection, and distribution – Help with donation distribution, supervise furniture delivery… – Fundraisers: Tabling at events, local markets, spreading awareness…etc.) – Events (such as: National Welcoming Week…etc.)
Join our Buddy Program and provide cultural/language knowledge in response to the questions presented by the clients – Help the children of a client with homework – Practice English with any of the clients in the home – Connect clients with previously unknown community resources – Assist the adults in the family with setting up…
Support the development of our permaculture lab: plant perennials, trees, move mulch, pond maintenance, weed, harvest.
Help maintain and care for the land and trails on the close to 120 properties that BLT protects. With weekly group projects, small construction and repair jobs, property caretaking programs, or trail maintenance teams, there are a variety of land stewardship opportunities that can fit your time commitment, interests, and abilities. Spending time outside with…