- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
Serve meals to the homeless- 9/19-9/22
ORGANIZATION: St. Francis House
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
St. Francis House, a day shelter for poor and homeless adults, is seeking volunteers to serve in our busy kitchen this week. We serve an average of 650 meals every day, and cannot do so without the help of volunteers. The following shifts are available:
Tuesday, September 19th from 7-9am- serving breakfast
Tuesday, September 19th from 11am-1:30pm- serving lunch
Thursday, September 21st from 7-9am- serving breakfast
Thursday, September 21st from 11am-1:30pm- serving lunch
Friday, September 22nd from 11am-1:30pm- serving lunch
Volunteers must be at least 17 years old, and be able to stand unassisted for 2 hours. No kitchen experience necessary! When you express interest, please indicate which shift(s) you are interested in signing on for.
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
September 18, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 17
- Dress code: Shirt with sleeves (long or short), long pants, closed-toed shoes