Help cook and package meals for food-insecure New Yorkers
ORGANIZATION: EVLOVES
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EVLovesNYC (https://www.evloves.nyc/) is a scrappy non-profit organization that serves our food-insecure neighbors. We cook and package meals every week to distribute to groups around the city. Lots of meals. Upwards of 2000 meals every Sunday. We are always looking for volunteers to join our team.
Working here seems to appeal to a wide variety of people - students, artists, musicians, writers, bankers and lawyers. There are lots of East Village locals but people travel from all over the city to work with us every week. It's fun, noisy (we often have a DJ!), and rewarding.
Each Sunday morning, we get together and make food happen.
- The teams who do prep and cooking arrive at 9
- The team that packages and boxes meals start at 12
- A distribution team meets around 11:30 at an East Village distribution point to hand out meals and coffee to neighbors in need
- The clean-up team arrives around 2
Throughout the day, bikes, cars and trucks arrive to pick up the boxes of meals and distribute our free, nutriticious and tasty food to people and community refrigerators throughout the city. It's pretty cool and very volunteer-dependent.
Recently, we've also begun providing support and advocacy for the asylum seekers and their families.
All volunteers must be at least 18 years old and must be fully vaccinated.
Health department requirements for people working with hot food include wearing closed-toe shoes (no sandals), a hat or scarf to cover your hair, long pants, and a shirt with sleeves. Thanks!
3 Shifts
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09:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
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FULL
With a fun team of regulars, you'll be prepping food for the kitchen: chopping + peeling, making rice, cutting meat
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12:00 PM to 03:30 PM EST
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FULL
With our regular team, you'll be assembling meals + packaging them in cartons, loading them into boxes for pickup by distribution partners.
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afternoon /
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST
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FULL
You'll be helping with cleanup, washing dishes, wiping down work areas, moving boxes with a fun and organized crew of regulars.
More opportunities with EVLOVES
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About EVLOVES
Location:
201 Allen St. 10002, Unit #10193, New York, NY 10002, US
Mission Statement
EVLoves LLC is dedicated to the charitable production and distribution of meals to relieve the hunger of New York City families and individuals experiencing food insecurity.
Description
We started our volunteer run organization in the first few weeks of the pandemic when we learned how much food insecurity had dramatically increased in our city. We get together every Sunday to cook delicious and nutritious meals, and package groceries. Our East Village based kitchen is a very welcoming environment and a place where you can contribute to helping some of the most challenged populations of NYC. We can’t wait to welcome you there! Sign up at https://www.evloves.nyc/get- involved Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and be FULLY Vaccinated.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
116 West Houston StreetNew York, NY 10012
DATE POSTED
December 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Cooking / Catering
- Food Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and must be fully vaccinated.