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18 people are interested
Bilingual (English-Spanish) Assistance with SNAP Benefits
ORGANIZATION: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
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18 people are interested
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York's premier human services providers, is a 125-year-old settlement house that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services which significantly improve the lives of 15,000 people in need each year on the on the East Side of Manhattan. As part of our Legal Advocacy Department, the volunteer will have a unique opportunity to assist our advocates with securing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) for low income New Yorkers. The volunteer will learn about the SNAP Program as well as other government financial assistance programs and gain experience working one-on-one with clients in need. Volunteer responsibilities will include, conducting client intake interviews, screening for eligibility for SNAP and other programs, assisting with the completion and submission of SNAP applications and following up with clients to ensure benefit approval.
Qualifications include good organizational and interview skills and the ability to communicate with diverse clients in Spanish.
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About Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Location:
331 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, US
Mission Statement
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York's premier human services providers, is a 130-year-old settlement house that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services--social, educational, legal, health, housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness--which significantly improve the lives of 15,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. Our clients include older adults, homeless and formerly homeless adults, children and families, recent immigrants, disabled persons, adult learners and thousands more. For information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit our website at www.lenoxhill.org or connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LenoxHillNeighborhoodHouse/.
Description
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House was founded in 1894 by the Alumnae Association of Normal College (now known as Hunter College of the City University of New York) as a free kindergarten for the children of indigent immigrants. Since then, we have remained at the forefront of community advocacy and social and educational change.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
331 East 70th StreetNew York, NY 10021
DATE POSTED
January 18, 2019
SKILLS
- Advocacy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- The time commitment is 5 hours per week. The days for volunteering are flexible.