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5 people are interested
Spanish speaking volunteers wanted at a local food pantry
ORGANIZATION: Mitzvah Food Program, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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5 people are interested
The Mitzvah Food Program Center City pantry is seeking Spanish speaking volunteers to assist with a growing population of Spanish speaking clients who are food insecure in the Center City area of Philadelphia.
The pantry is open twice a month on Thursdays from 5 - 6:30 pm but we recommend you arrive a little earlier to help set things up and get settled in. We help about 35 families during each distribution but that number is growing, especially with clients who speak Spanish.
We are located at the Jewish Communal Services Building in Center City Philadelphia.
Call or email Phil Holtje at 215-832-0815 or pholtje@jewishphilly.org.
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About Mitzvah Food Program, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Location:
2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Mitzvah Food Program is to provide food and basic staples in a caring and dignified manner community members who are in need, and to educate and advocate on their behalf. Our five pantries distribute nutritious food to all who are in need, regardless of race, income, gender, age or religion.
Description
The Mitzvah Food Program was piloted in 1996 to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among at-risk families in the Greater Philadelphia region.
With broad-based support from the region’s Jewish community and hunger relief agencies, the Mitzvah Food Program, which initially distributed food through a single community site, has expanded its geographic reach throughout Philadelphia and into the region’s lower-income suburban neighborhoods.
The Mitzvah Food Program benefits from both the support of an advisory committee made up of active community members, local nutritionists, and site leaders and a team of dedicated volunteers that keep our pantries and deliveries running smoothly. We also work with local and state hunger relief organizations, synagogues, and community organizations to acquire low-cost food staples and with volunteer groups throughout the region to organize food drives.
During 2019-2020, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Food Program distributed 938,020 pounds of food to 8,227 clients.
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WHEN
WHERE
2100 Arch StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19103
DATE POSTED
June 11, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Maximum 4 hours a month, generally during the 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings.