- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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27 people are interested
Support our low income community members!
ORGANIZATION: GRACE Ministries of the UMC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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27 people are interested
GRACE Ministries provides emergency food, clothing, household items, diapers and healthcare information and screenings at 7 United Methodist Churches in Northern Virginia.
Volunteer responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Packaging of food for distribution
Registering individuals who qualify for the USDA Food Bank
Ushering patrons through the site
Serving dinner for community members
Etc.
Five distribution centers are open for volunteering:
Culmore UMC - Falls Church, VA
Floris UMC - Herndon, VA
Centreville UMC - Centreville, VA
MT. Olivet UMC - Arlington, VA
ST. Stephens UMC - Burke, VA
Please indicate which location you would like to volunteer at when you send your submission!
More opportunities with GRACE Ministries of the UMC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About GRACE Ministries of the UMC
Location:
13600 Frying Pan Rd, Herndon, VA 20171, US
Mission Statement
GRACE Ministries of the United Methodist Church is a community outreach program serving low income families living in Northern Virginia.
Your support helps us gather resources to address the varied needs of families from many nations.
Description
This faith-based organization was established to address the most pressing material and spriritual needs of low-income immigrants in the region and to empower immigrants to become community leaders. GRACE Ministries provides emergency food, clothing, household items, diapers and healthcare information and screenings at seven United Methodist Churches in Northern Virginia. GRACE Ministries also provides job training programs to become personal care aides and certified nurse aides. This combination of services is meant to provide assistance to ease emergency situations and also provide a more long-term employment solution that will offer career opportunities in areas of significant workforce needs. Existing since January 1999, GRACE Ministries is an independently incorporated 501(c)(3), community outreach program located in and serving over 1,000 families each month in Northern Virginia.
Food, clothing and diaper distributions along with health screenings are held monthly at seven area churches:Centreville UMC - Centreville, VA
Crossroads UMC - Ashburn, VA
Culmore UMC - Falls Church, VA
Floris UMC - Herndon, VA
Mount Olivet UMC - Arlington, VA
St. Stephens UMC - Burke, VA
Sterling UMC - Sterling, VA
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
7 different UMC sites availableFalls Church, VA 22041
DATE POSTED
December 16, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A