FOCUS Churches of Albany
Cause Area
Location
275 State St Albany, NY 12210
United States
Active Opportunities (3)
Flexible Schedule
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Albany, NY 12210
Join us in the FOCUS Interfaith Food Pantry! The pantry serves 300 families each month, providing a 7 day supply of food and personal items. Volunteers are needed to bag groceries, register pantry guests, restock the storage area, and help guests with food selections. If you are interested in volunteering at the pantry, contact us! This volunteer opportunity is offered from 10-1pm on weekdays.
Date Posted: 2024-02-28
Flexible Schedule
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Albany, NY 12210
The Breakfast Express season runs from April 22 - October 31, 2013. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 AM. Breakfast Express offers a buffet-style breakfast featuring: Oatmeal, Cold cereal, Fruit, Toast, Coffee, Juice, and a bag lunch as guests head out for the day. Volunteers are needed to staff this program with warmth and hospitality. Some of the positions needed are: Buffet line server, Dishwasher, Coffee maker, Lunch Handout person, Floater. All volunteers are asked to fill out an application and agreement - both of which can be found on the Breakfast Express program page of our website: http://focuschurches.net/wp/?page_id=628
Date Posted: 2024-04-15
Flexible Schedule
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Albany, NY 12210
The Winter Breakfast Program is a soup kitchen that serves breakfast to over 130 guests each morning, providing a hot, nutritious breakfast and take-away lunch. The program is open and volunteers are needed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 6:30 AM - 9 AM. from October- April. We have about thirteen volunteers each morning to help cook and serve breakfast, set-up and clean-up the facility, and generally provide a hospitable and safe space for breakfast guests. If you are interested in volunteering for FOCUS Winter Breakfast, please contact volunteer coordinator Belinda Quaye at belindaq@focuschurches.net.
Date Posted: 2024-02-28
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Mission
Six covenant churches, four faith affiliates, and two faith partners, doing together what we cannot do alone. United in a common calling to respond to our neighbor’s needs in the city of Albany and beyond, as God’s servant people in a broken and hurting world.
Description
Our Work
The FOCUS feeding programs - FOCUS Interfaith Food Pantry, Breakfast Express, and FOCUS Winter Breakfast - are our primary efforts in an endeavor to help those in need by providing our community with good, nutritious food and hospitality. Along with food, FOCUS is intentional in balancing labors of charity with acts of justice by participating in the work of seeking long term solutions to end hunger and poverty.
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