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12 people are interested
Food Pantry Volunteer at the Center for Recovery and Wellness
ORGANIZATION: Educational Alliance/Manny Cantor Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
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12 people are interested
Thank you for your interest in this volunteer opportunity!
The Educational Alliance Center for Recovery and Wellness (CRW) has remained open, providing support for members and the surrounding community during this time. As social distancing restrictions lessen, CRW has reopened its twice weekly Free Brown Bag program. Through this program, we distribute over 300 bags of food to the community each week. We are looking for volunteers to help!
As a volunteer, you will assist in some or all of the below activities:
- Volunteers will help unload donated boxes of food from trucks and organize.
- Volunteers will repack food items from boxes into "free brown bags."
- Volunteers will assist in distributing these free brown bags to community members - this will involve interacting with community members and tracking bag distribution.
- Volunteers will help with clean up.
This is an in-person volunteering opportunity, and we want you to know that many precautions are in place. The facility is sanitized daily, masks are required, gloves are available, and contact tracing / temperature checks are required for everyone entering the facility. If you are well and able, you will be providing valuable support to the community during this challenging time.
Sign up is quick and easy - please go to the Educational Alliance volunteer portal at: https://cerv.is/m?0038x750
Or you can send us a note by clicking on the orange "I want to help" button.
2 Shifts
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02:00 PM to 05:30 PM
Every Wednesday
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02:00 PM to 05:30 PM
Every Tuesday
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Educational Alliance/Manny Cantor Center
Location:
197 E BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10002, US
Mission Statement
Educational Alliance brings together and partners with diverse communities in Lower Manhattan, offering individuals and families high-quality, multi-generational programs and services that enhance their well-being and socioeconomic opportunities..
Description
Our commitment to the diversity of the Lower East Side is reflected in our programming: Head Start classrooms sit alongside our private preschool; the Weinberg Center for Balanced Living creates community for older adults of all backgrounds and abilities; our fitness center is utilized by neighborhood residents of all ethnicities, income levels, and ages through an innovative tiered membership model. The Educational Alliance Art School uses the study and mastery of fine arts to forge connections between students and master teachers. Afterschool programs serve community needs for recreation, fitness, education, and college preparation. Community and cultural programming invites deep conversation and calls to action.
The Manny Cantor Center is the flagship building of Educational Alliance, a community-based organization offering a wide range of programs that integrate education, social services, arts and recreation throughout the Lower East Side and East Village. Created to assist Eastern European Jews immigrating to NYC, it has been serving the area since 1889. Educational Alliance has grown and changed as the Lower East Side has; now serving the diverse population that currently resides here.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
25-29 Avenue DNew York, NY 10009
DATE POSTED
June 15, 2021
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Shifts are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 2PM – 5:30PM. Sign up as frequently or infrequently as desired. Any help you can provide is appreciated!
- You should be able to comfortably stand for long periods of time and lift objects up to 15 lbs. Bonus if you can speak Cantonese or Mandarin. Please let us know on arrival!