Volunteers Needed: Feed the Hungry and Homeless Outreach Mondays and Thursdays
ORGANIZATION: ST MELS CONFERENCE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL
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On Mondays & Thursdays we take bagged lunches, toiletries, some clothing and other supplies to the homeless. (On Wednesdays donated clothing is sorted, labelled and stored).
Volunteers over 18 needed or services may need to be reduced. Many of our members with health or other issues have "retired" leaving us short handed.
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Volunteers in several groups on Mondays and Thursdays (about 4 to 6 people) prepare the lunches and usually 4 other people drive in 2 cars a predetermined route and distribute the food and other supplies to those in need. Most are homeless. The preparation takes 2 hours or less and the distribution route is usually 2/1/2 to 3 hours.
1 Shift
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09:00 AM to 11:00 AM PST
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Spots available: 3
Monday and/or Thursday Preparation
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About ST MELS CONFERENCE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL
Location:
4745 Pennsylvania Ave., Fair Oaks, CA 95628, US
Mission Statement
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.
Description
The main ongoing activities of our conference are
Home Visit: The Home Visit is the heart of our vocation; our opportunity to meet and to serve Jesus Christ in the person of His poor. We meet people face to face, hear their stories and help find solutions for their difficulties. Often, this means helping with rent, utilities or food.
Homeless Ministry: Every Monday and Thursday we take bagged lunches, toiletries, some clothing and other supplies to the homeless.
Sewing/Knitting group: This group gathers to work every Tuesday after our meeting. They create a number of items for children, nursing home residents and the homeless which we distribute to where they’re needed in our area and overseas.
Christmas Activities: We distribute turkeys, hams and bags of food to needy families.
We put together gift boxes for youths in foster care or without permanent homes from SJHS.
Volunteers:
Also: There are fund-raisers, administrative work and special projects throughout the year that you can participate in.
-There is no membership fee, no uniform and no hourly requirement. Some of our volunteers are in every week, some only occasionally and a few even work from home.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Homeless & Housing,
Hunger
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
4745 Pennsylvania AvenueFair Oaks, CA 95628
(38.65235 ,-121.27406 )
DATE POSTED
February 26, 2025
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- About 2 hours for those preparing the lunches (purchased not cooked) and for those who distribute items about 3 hours starting about 10:45 am.
- There is no Driver's license or background check for those working in the preparation but for those that meet with the public on repeated shifts require a fingerprint background check. Most volunteers on the route do so 2-4 times per month