- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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453 people are interested
Holiday Meal Delivery for the Home-bound Seniors
ORGANIZATION: Bridging Communities, Inc.
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
453 people are interested
On Easter, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Mornings volunteers will deliver up to 600 Meals on Wheels to seniors in the Southwest Detroit area.
One package of Hot and Cold meals are delivered to each identified individual home-bound elder throughout Bridging Communities' service area (consisting of zip codes 48208, 48209, 48210, 48216 and 48217). Volunteers meet at Bridging Communities Inc's administrative offices to pick up their detailed route maps and their pre-packaged meals. You are given refreshments and the opportunity to connect with other volunteers and opportunities. Each delivery route consists of between 6 - 15 stops at elders' homes and should take approximately 3 hours to complete, depending on the amount of time volunteers spent visiting with each elder along the way.
Volunteers will utilize their vehicles and need to complete a volunteer orientation.
Groups are welcome!
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About Bridging Communities, Inc.
Location:
6900 McGraw, Detroit, MI 48210, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission: Our work will improve the quality of life for the elders of Southwest Detroit by meeting their needs, and the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods, through creative collaboration, advocacy, and innovative programming.
Our Vision: We will be recognized throughout Southest Michigan as a benchmark organization and the first choice for eldercare programs and affordable housing.
Description
BCI was formed in 1980 by the clergy of Southwest Detroit to provide equality and dignity of life for the frail elderly under the name Ecumenical Project SAVE (Seek And Visit the Elderly). In recognition that the quality of life of an elderly person is directly related to the quality of the community which they reside, the mission expanded beyond providing service through volnteer support to include community development and intergenerational activities. The new name was adopted in 1998 to better address the scope of the work and the expansion of the mission. Bridging Communities, Inc. surrounds the elderly of Southwest Detroit with a circle of care to ensure quality and dignity of life. With support systems of caring volunteers who become friends of our elders, we enable this proud hardworking generation that built this urban neighborhood to remain independent in their homes and community.
Bridging Communities, Inc. is a grass roots collaborative of Southwest Detroit business, labor, faith-based organizations and residents working together to create a society where people live in tolerance, compassion, civility and respect. Building on the principles of democracy, empowerment, dignity, justice and equality, we believe that all life has value, from birth to death and that a full meaningful and productive life is based on the level of our participation.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
6900 McGrawDetroit, MI 48210
DATE POSTED
April 6, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- roughly 3 hours