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95 people are interested
Help feed the people of San Jose!
ORGANIZATION: Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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95 people are interested
Come help our organization serve free, hot, nutritious meals Monday through Friday from 3:45-6:00 at our Eastside Neighborhood Center!
Help us prepare and serve our delicious meals to people in San Jose who need food assistance. As a Loaves and Fishes volunteer, you will help prep, serve our guests, and clean up after the meal.
Eastside Neighborhood Center 2150 Alum Rock Avenue San Jose, CA 95116
Saint Maria Goretti Kitchen 2980 Senter Road San Jose, CA 95111
Just go to our website http://www.loavesfishes.org/cms/ and click on the volunteer tab to sign up!
More opportunities with Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
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About Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
Location:
1609 Regatta Lane,, Suite D, San Jose, CA 95112, US
Mission Statement
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen provides nutritious prepared meals that are delivered and served to disadvantaged individuals with a special concern for families, seniors, and the homeless.
Description
Loaves & Fishes began with a simple meal of fish and bread for 11 adults and 15 children in February, 1980. For 34 years Loaves & Fishes operated as a traditional soup kitchen. In 2013, Loaves & Fishes began a transformation process to meet the ever changing needs of the Bay Area community. We centralized our meal preparation into one commissary kitchen and added delivery service similar to a caterer.
We started out with gradual changes at first as a proof of concept but quickly saw cost effectiveness, successes, and larger impact. Now in addition to serving our own meals at two locations 5 days a week, we also deliver to dozens of locations including churches, community centers, low-income apartment buildings, and other nonprofit partners where our clients are receiving additional services. In keeping with the theme of Silicon Valley innovation, we reinvented ourselves to "Soup Kitchen 2.0". Instead of feeding a few hundred people who can reach our facilities, we now serve thousands of meals per day and bring prepared meals to our clients. Because of these more efficient operations, our year-to-date number of meals served is up 93% over last year while our cost per meal is down 37%.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Eastside Neighborhood Center-2150 Alum Rock Ave SJSan Jose, CA 95112
DATE POSTED
June 23, 2016
SKILLS
- Food & Beverage Services
- Food Service
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A