- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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6 people are interested
Serve breakfast to the homeless- Monday, July 24
ORGANIZATION: St. Francis House
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
6 people are interested
St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in Massachusetts, is seeking volunteers to prepare and serve breakfast on Monday, July 24 from 7-9am. Volunteers can expect to serve ~300 meals to our poor and homeless guests.
Volunteers must be at least 17 years old, and must be able to stand unassisted for two hours. After you express interest, St. Francis House will send you all of the details you need and will ask you to confirm your attendance.
More opportunities with St. Francis House
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About St. Francis House
Location:
39 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116, US
Mission Statement
Grounded in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, we the staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors of St. Francis House work as a community to provide for the poor and homeless of Boston:
A safe, caring, respectful and dignified refuge in downtown Boston which offers the basic services of food, shelter, clothing, medical care, mental health and substance abuse counseling to all who enter our doors;
Educational and rehabilitative services such as counseling for obtaining employment and housing in order to discover and develop their strengths, talents, interests and goals to reintegrate their lives in the community.
When services are unavailable, St. Francis House will work with the larger community to develop needed resources to serve the poor and homeless in Boston, and participate in the shaping of solutions to the injustices we see.
Description
St. Francis House is a nonprofit, nonsectarian day shelter. The largest such organization in New England, we serve more than 800 men and women every day of the year. We provide basic services including food , clothing , daytime shelter , and medical care combined with mental health and substance abuse counseling and rehabilitative services , as well as job skills training and transitional housing to help guests establish lives independent of shelters and institutions.
For more information on volunteer opportunities please see: www.stfrancishouse.org/GetInvolved_Volunteer
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
39 Boylston St.Boston, MA 02116
DATE POSTED
July 5, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 17
- Dress code: long pants, shirt with long/short sleeves (no tank tops), closed-toed shoes