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Donate Your Knitted Creations!
ORGANIZATION: Mercy Retirement and Care Center
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Mercy Brown Bag Program in Oakland, CA is now graciously accepting your knitted hat and scarf donations!
Mercy Brown Bag Program provides low-income seniors in Alameda County with a bag of fresh groceries twice a month. We work with over 550 senior volunteers to serve 5,000 seniors in the county.
Those working on our mobile truck get cold during the winter months and would so appreciate your knitted creations as their holiday gift!
More opportunities with Mercy Retirement and Care Center
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Mercy Retirement and Care Center
Location:
3431 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, NJ 94601, US
Mission Statement
Every day in the Bay Area, thousands of seniors struggle to survive in desperate poverty. Most live alone. The skyrocketing cost of food and shelter means they often must choose between buying groceries or paying the rent. In 1982, residents at the Mercy Retirement & Care Center saw seniors in their neighborhood going hungry and launched the Brown Bag Program to distribute bags of groceries to hungry seniors in Oakland, CA. Today, 500+ senior volunteers make sure other seniors can remain self-sufficient and independent in their own homes. Along with nutritious food, the Mercy Brown Bag Program provides a place for seniors to contribute to their community, stay physically active and socialize. Our motto is "seniors helping seniors".
Description
Every day in the Bay Area, thousands of seniors struggle to survive in desperate poverty. Most live alone. The skyrocketing cost of food and shelter means they often must choose between buying groceries or paying the rent.
In 1982, residents at the Mercy Retirement & Care Center saw seniors in their neighborhood going hungry and launched the Brown Bag Program to distribute bags of groceries to hungry seniors in Oakland, CA. Today, 500+ senior volunteers make sure other seniors can remain self-sufficient and independent in their own homes. Along with nutritious food, the Mercy Brown Bag Program provides a place for seniors to contribute to their community, stay physically active and socialize. Our motto is "seniors helping seniors".
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3431 Foothill Blvd.Oakland, CA 94601
DATE POSTED
September 19, 2018
SKILLS
- Knitting
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
N/A