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SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN'S FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
ORGANIZATION: Long Island Cares, Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank
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11 people are interested
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure that low-income children, who rely on free or reduced-price school meals, receive meals when school is not in session. These healthy and nutritious meals are offered free to children 18 years of age and younger at designated sites. This program was designed to fill the nutritional gap for children in needy areas during the summer.
We need weekly volunteers to help distribute breakfast to children in need in Wyandanch, Wednesdays and/or Fridays from 10:00am-12:00pm. Volunteers must be 16 and older (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult). Minors cannot volunteer in the school district in which they live in or attend school.
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About Long Island Cares, Inc., The Harry Chapin Food Bank
Location:
10 Davids Dr., Hauppauge, NY 11788, US
Mission Statement
The Mission of Long Island Cares is to bring together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry on Long Island. Long Island Cares provides emergency food where and when it is needed, sponsors programs that help families achieve self-sufficiency, and educates the general public about the causes and consequences of hunger on Long Island. According to Hunger in America, a comprehensive study of domestic hunger, an estimated 259,000 Long Island residents including nearly 93,000 children and 39,000 seniors are hungry.
Description
Long Island Cares - the Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank was founded in 1980 by the late singer/activist Harry Chapin in response to the needs of hungry Long Islanders. Approximately 283,700 people on Long Island receive emergency food each year - 64,900 people every week.
Long Island Cares serves more than 374 member agencies operating 567 programs: food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, group homes, day treatment facilities, senior nutrition sites and day care centers. Long Island Cares is by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 69% of the food distributed by pantries, 39% of the food distributed by kitchens and 45% of the food distributed by shelters.
We also address the causes of hunger through Community Outreach Programs that work with individuals most at risk of needing emergency food assistance during their lifetime, helping them acquire job skills and confidence to make them self-sufficient. To help veterans facing financial hardship and food insecurity, Long island Cares also offers several focused veterans’ service programs.
Long Island Cares also helps families keep their pets at home - where they belong. Baxter’s Pet Pantry was developed in partnership with the Animal Relief Fund (ARF) making free pet food and pet supplies available to pet-owning families in need across Long Island. Baxter’s Pet Pantry also offers toys, pet clothes, feeding bowls, cat litter and other pet supplies.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
HRH Health Care Center1556 Straight PathWyandanch, NY 11798
DATE POSTED
June 27, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 2-4 hours per week
- A 2-hour training is required and will be provided by LI Cares.