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Volunteer Dish Washer
ORGANIZATION: Dan's Legacy Foundation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Dan's Legacy's is recruiting volunteers to help with our weekly Community Dinner!
Program Dates: Sundays
Program runs every Sunday and volunteers are welcome to commit to any number of shifts per month
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Aunt Leah’s Place, New Westminster
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1 volunteer per shift.
Program Description:
Dan’s Legacy provides therapeutic counselling and life-skills intervention programs to youth battling mental health and addictions issues resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. Every Sunday, we welcome many of our clients to a special community dinner serving freshly prepared, hot meals served by volunteers. Meals are created entirely from surplus food donated by outlets of a national grocery chain. Food insecurity is a reality for many children and youth in our province, and at Dan’s Legacy we’re working hard to make sure at-risk youth get the support they need. Food is readily available to youth to bring home after the meal.
Responsibilities:
Volunteers will work under the supervision of staff to assist in serving meals for up to 20 participating youth during program days and maintaining the kitchen area including washing dishes and general kitchen clean up after meal service.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Ability to stand for a few hours at a time.
- Must be reliable and able to commit to full shift.
- Good attitude and ability to assist a diverse group including youth clients and work cooperatively with staff and fellow volunteers.
- Knowledge of food safety and handling procedures an asset.
Suitable for students, retirees and volunteer groups.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Dan's Legacy!
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About Dan's Legacy Foundation
Location:
311-815, 5th Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3M 1Y1, CA
Mission Statement
The Dan’s Legacy Foundation provides therapeutic counselling and life-skills intervention programs to youth battling mental health and addictions issues resulting from childhood trauma and abuse. These young people, aged 15 to 25, are at significant risk of overdose, self-harm, homelessness and suicide. As the focus of the organization’s programs is on Harm Prevention, the threat of living with entrenched addictions is greatly reduced. In the past three years Dan’s Legacy has helped over 150 youth meet their educational, housing and life-goals.
Description
Dan’s Legacy was founded in memory of a young man who, after surviving sexual abuse as a teenager, self-medicated with hard drugs in an attempt to numb the psychological pain of the traumatic experience. He received help from substance abuse recovery programs on two occasions, but did not have access to essential one-to-one therapy. Tragically, Dan relapsed, overdosed and died. He was 19.
In 2006, the Foundation became a federally registered Canadian charity. For the first seven years it operated as a family foundation, raising funds to distribute to other non-profit organizations providing recovery and training programs for at-risk youth. In January, 2014 the Foundation’s board decided to provide its own signature therapeutic programs under the operating name of Dan’s Legacy. Since that time, our counsellors have helped over 150 youth meet their educational, housing and life-goals.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
816 20th StreetNew Westminster, BC V3M 4W6Canada
DATE POSTED
March 23, 2018
SKILLS
- Food & Beverage Services
- Nutrition
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Food Service
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training