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Food Pantry Volunteer Opportunity
ORGANIZATION: Mercy Retirement and Care Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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DONATE TO THIS
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23 people are interested
Mercy Brown Bag Program needs about six volunteers to help fill grocery bags with produce, canned goods, grains and other grocery items. This is a fast paced, energetic volunteer opportunity, and more hands make less work.
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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
February 20, 2020
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Food Delivery / Distribution
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- one hour
- You should be able to stand for an hour, and do repetitive motions. Ability to lift 15 pounds is helpful, but not necessary.