- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Thanksgiving Dinner at the Hegeman
ORGANIZATION: Breaking Ground
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Every year around Thanksgiving, we serve delicious, catered meals to the residents in our supportive housing sites. Events such as our Thanksgiving dinners provide opportunities for our residents to come together as friends and neighbors, as we work to build community around them within our walls. The Hegeman houses 100 formerly homeless single adults, many living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, and 61 low-income working adults from the surrounding community. The homes this building provides are not just rooms with doors, beds, bathrooms and kitchenettes; they are an opportunity for someone who has had to struggle every day for many years, to finally have a place of their own with onsite social services and activities, and a community of support.
During the shift, volunteers will be asked to set up/break down, serve a delicious Thanksgiving meal restaurant style, and most importantly, compassionately engage with our residents who are making great strides to rebuild their lives with dignity. We decorate the space, cater it, and have live music. It’s a truly lovely event, and of course, we always highlight our volunteers on social media
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About Breaking Ground
Location:
505 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018, US
Mission Statement
Breaking Ground’s mission is to strengthen individuals, families and communities by developing and sustaining exceptional supportive and affordable housing as well as programs for homeless and other vulnerable New Yorkers.
Description
At Breaking Ground, we believe that everyone deserves a home.
That’s why, since 1990, we have been providing permanent affordable housing for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
Beginning with a single building, we are now New York City’s largest provider of supportive housing. We own and/or operate 24 properties with over 3,530 apartments in New York City and beyond.
- For chronically homeless people, we create safe, secure housing with essential on-site support services to help them address the psychosocial, mental, and physical health problems that are obstacles to independent living.
- For those at risk of homelessness, our affordable housing provides an all-important safety net.
Our work has enabled more than 13,000 people to overcome or avoid homelessness since 1990, and we increase that number every single day. At the start of 2016, we have nearly 1,000 units of housing in various stages of development in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and are significantly expanding our Street to Home homelessness outreach program so that we can offer help to every single homeless person we meet.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
39 Hegeman AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11212
DATE POSTED
October 18, 2018
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Multi-Tasking
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 4 hours