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ORGANIZATION: A Place Called Home

A Place Called Home

PLEASE NOTE: Participation in this project will not be finalized until the APCH Volunteer team responds to your form submission by contacting you directly to confirm project details. Thank you!

Project: A Place Called Home "Family Resource Depot"

A Place Called Home (APCH) "Family Resource Depot" Overview: A Place Called Home has served South Central youth and families with its life-changing programs for 30 years.

In 2020, in the face of the coronavirus emergency, APCH quickly mobilized to respond to the urgent and ongoing needs of youth and families in our community who were already struggling with poverty and food insecurity.

Among other initiatives, we launched the Family Resource Depot, or "FRD", to provide groceries, hygiene products and other household necessities to our families in need on a weekly basis.

As of January 2023, APCH has provided more than 800,000 meals for families in need through our FRD initiative.

As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, families within our community continue to experience financial struggles and food insecurity. APCH remains committed to continue to provide fresh produce and other essentials for our families every week.

This is where our wonderful APCH volunteers come in!

Project Description: Volunteers sort and pack fresh produce and dry/canned food to create grocery bags for families from the APCH community. The APCH team guides volunteers throughout the project. This is an active project that may include light-heavy lifting, bending and extended periods of standing. Please let the APCH team know if there is anything we can do to make the project more comfortable for you.

Upcoming Project Dates/Times:

  • 02/21/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 02/28/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 03/07/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 03/21/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 03/28/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 04/04/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 04/18/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 04/25/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 05/02/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 05/16/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 05/23/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 05/30/2023: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM


APCH COVID-19 Safety Guidelines - applicable to all on-site volunteers (updated 02/01/2023):

APCH follows all COVID-19 safety measures and protocols recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department and Cal/OSHA. APCH will adjust its practices and protocols as guidelines, best practices and health orders are revised.
  • SCREENING Requirements
APCH conducts the following with individuals upon their arrival to the APCH campus:
    • temperature check to screen for fever

    • APCH Health Screening to review:
      -- symptoms: if the individual is experiencing, or has experienced in the past 24 hours, symptoms associated with COVID-19
      -- exposure: if the individual has been exposed to a household or close family member/intimate partner who has tested positive for or is suspected of having COVID-19 in the past 14 days
      -- travel: if the individual is has traveled domestically or internationally in the last 10 days, and if so, whether the individual was fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before the trip

    • COVID-19 nasal swab rapid test (provided by APCH): individual must self administer the test at APCH before they begin their volunteer project/role

    • FACE COVERING Optional:
       Face coverings are currently optional indoors and outdoors on the APCH Campus.

      If you have been exposed to a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 within the past 10 days, you must please wear a KN95/N95 mask while indoors on the APCH campus.

      APCH will provide masks for anyone who requests them.
  • SAFETY MEASURES for APCH staff, members, volunteers and visitors:
    Hand washing and sanitizing upon campus entry and frequently frequently throughout the duration of your campus visit; wearing disposable gloves (provided by APCH) when necessary; practicing physical distancing when necessary; regularly sanitizing tools and work/project stations; avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth; covering your mouth and nose (using something other than your hands) when coughing or sneezing

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OUTLINED ABOVE, OR ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH APCH COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES/PRACTICES, you must please refrain from visiting the APCH campus to help maintain everyone's health and safety. Thank you!

Special Notes:

  • Volunteers must be 10 years or older; volunteers younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
  • All volunteers must complete a volunteer waiver (provided to volunteers upon confirmation for this project) prior to volunteering at APCH
Questions? Please email volunteer@apch.org. We are happy to help!

9 Shifts

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  • Tue Mar 21, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Mar 28, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Apr 18, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Apr 25, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue May 02, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue May 16, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Mar 07, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Feb 28, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
  • Tue Feb 21, 2023 - morning / 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    This form indicates project interest. A Place Called Home will contact you after we receive this form to confirm project participation and details.
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About A Place Called Home

Location:

2830 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90011, US

Mission Statement

A Place Called Home provides a safe, nurturing environment with proven programs in arts, education and wellness for the young people in South Central Los Angeles to help them improve their economic conditions and develop healthy, fulfilling and purposeful lives.

Description

A Place Called Home first swung open its doors in 1993 - a year after the LA Unrest, amidst a crime epidemic that rendered the streets of South Central unsafe for its children of any age. APCH’s mission was simple, but wrought with challenges: to provide gang-affected youth of South Los Angeles with a safe haven away from the life-threatening dangers and temptations of the streets.

Since then, a dynamic, multi-service youth and community center has evolved and grown on the corner of South Central Ave and 29th Street. For 30 years, A Place Called Home has been serving South Central youth ages eight to mid-twenties and their families through education and arts programs, mental health counseling, mentorship, job readiness, college scholarships, civic engagement, and more. At our core, we are still a place where young people who face tremendous challenges can experience the safety, joy, and opportunity that should be a part of every childhood.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Crisis Support
Hunger
Children & Youth, Crisis Support, Hunger

WHEN

Tue Feb 21, 2023 - Tue May 16, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
This opportunity has 9 shifts

WHERE

2830 S. Central Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90011

(34.01568,-118.25664)
 

DATE POSTED

February 15, 2023

SKILLS

  • Youth Services
  • Food Delivery / Distribution
  • Nutrition
  • Operations

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 10
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (project may conclude prior to 12:00 PM)
  • age requirement (minimum 10 years), volunteer waiver, temperature check, symptom screening, self-administered rapid COVID-19 nasal swab test (provided by APCH)

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