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12 people are interested
Help collect and distribute medical supplies for populations in need
ORGANIZATION: ReCARES
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12 people are interested
Help us increase access to medical equipment and supplies while reducing unnecessary environmental waste. How? Come volunteer at ReCARES in Oakland!
Low-income families are frequently faced with tough choices, having to prioritize expenses between essentials like food, rent, prescription medications, and incontinence supplies for their elderly family members. The sudden financial burden of acquiring crucial home-care equipment, such as wheelchairs or walkers, to assist a loved one dealing with health challenges can be overwhelming.
Meanwhile, the aftermath of a loved one's passing often leaves medical equipment and supplies, ranging from bath equipment to diapers, unused and accumulating in landfills or garages.
ReCARES aims to address both of these issues by taking in donations of medical equipment and supplies and redistributing them to people in need. Our Oakland location is open every Friday from 12-4 pm. Our site serves approximately 100 people each Friday who come to donate and receive. We need volunteers to help us set up and break down the site, greet and assist donors and recipients, and sort and inventory incoming equipment and supplies.
No prior medical training or knowledge is necessary, and everyone is welcome to learn. Proficiency in languages other than English, particularly Mandarin, Cantonese, and Spanish, is highly valued. Join us in making a positive impact on the community and fostering a culture of care and support!
Learn more and sign up at https://www.recares.org/volunteer/
More opportunities with ReCARES
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ReCARES
Location:
2619 BROADWAY, OAKLAND, CA 94612, US
Mission Statement
ReCARES increases access to medical equipment and supplies while reducing unnecessary environmental waste.
Description
Several times a week, in locations throughout the SF Bay Area, volunteers gather to collect a wide variety of medical equipment and supplies. We redistribute these items to people in need during the same open hours.
ReCARES serves a diverse population, many of them are people with disabilities, caregivers, or senior adults who come to find the equipment and supplies to live safely and comfortably in their homes. Most of them are also part of the African-American, Latinx, or immigrant communities who live in the SF Bay Area.
Our excess inventory goes to groups that do overseas charity work.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2619 BroadwayOakland, CA 94612
DATE POSTED
January 16, 2024
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Inventory Management
- Healthcare
- Hospice Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Most volunteers come for around 2-3 hours each Friday, according to their availability. You don't need to come every Friday either, though ideally you would come at least a couple times a month.