Carpenters needed- Special Volunteer Opportunity
ORGANIZATION: The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH)
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Help end hunger in NYC’s most impoverished communities by volunteering at The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) on Saturday, May 15th, and Sunday, 16th. We are rebuilding and expanding our Chicken Coop and are in need of volunteers with carpentry skills to make this project a success. The current chicken coop built years ago and is in desperate need of repair and expansion.
Our farm produces approximately 7,000 pounds of produce and eggs each farm season. The produce harvested from the Saratoga Agro-Ecological Center improves the quality of food available to the community. Fruits and vegetables grown on our farms are distributed through our Super Pantry, sold to local restaurants, and sold directly to residents at heavily discounted prices during our Saratoga Farmers’ Market. Any unused or spoiled produce is used to create sustainable soil-enriching compost.
To sign up for a volunteer shift please email me at gtoussaint@tcahnyc.org or call me at (718) 773-3551 ext. 115Thank you for supporting The Campaign Against Hunger!
4 Shifts
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Sun May 16, 2021
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afternoon /
12:00 PM to 04:45 PM
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Spots available: 2
The shift time is actually 1 PM to 5 PM
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Sun May 16, 2021
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morning /
09:00 AM to 11:45 AM
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Spots available: 3
The shift time is actually 9 AM to 1 PM
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Sat May 15, 2021
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afternoon /
12:00 PM to 04:45 PM
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Spots available: 3
The shift time is actually 1 PM to 5 PM
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Sat May 15, 2021
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morning /
09:00 AM to 11:45 AM
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Spots available: 3
The shift time is actually 9 AM to 1 PM
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About The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH)
Location:
2004 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233, US
Mission Statement
With a poverty rate of over 30% for families living in Bedford-Stuyvesant, there are over 20,000 individuals in need of food within the community. The devastation of poverty in this area has left thousands choosing between paying rent/utilities, buying medicine, and obtaining food. Operating under The Campaign Against Hunger, Inc., The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) is a non-profit organization working vigorously to end hunger in the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Ocean Hill/Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn, in Community Board Districts 3 and 16. We open our doors with the goal of impacting the lives of a population that has become invisible to society. The mission of the TCAH is to end hunger by distributing food and empowering families through information and support, which will bring strength and dignity to the community. We believe that food is a right, not a privilege, so we strive to make certain our neighbors never have to go without it.
Description
The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH) serves as a beacon of hope to our community, and our services extend beyond simply providing emergency food to encompass an array of programs. As one of the largest programs in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, we are able to offer a host of vital services to the diverse clients we serve. Our goal is not simply to provide people with a satisfactory amount of food but to empower our families.
Because of our commitment to ending hunger, in 2006 we expanded our services to accommodate the growing number of customers we presently serve. We relocated to a 2000-square-foot facility in order to open a supermarket-style food pantry, wherein our clients are able to choose the items they want from our shelves. This model reinvests people with the power of choice and lends dignity to the process of emergency food distribution. Additionally, it helps us to conserve food, since customers no longer end up with items they do not want, as often happens when they are given pantry bags. Consequently, the supermarket-style model costs less per meal than a prepackaged-pantry-bag model. Our pantry operates five days a week, with a wide range of hours to meet our customers' needs: Monday & Wednesday from 10:00AM-3:00PM and Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday from 1:00PM-6:30PM. Customers are able to visit our pantry once per month, and we provide enough food for them for three full days (with three meals per day), based on the size of their household.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2010 Fulton StreetBrooklyn, NY 11233
DATE POSTED
April 28, 2021
SKILLS
- Construction
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Carpentry
- Woodworking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- We are asking for a minimum of 3 to 4 hours.
- Please dress comfortably, however, no short pants or tops and no open-toed shoes, boots, or sneakers preferred.