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245 people are interested
Help feed seniors in need!
ORGANIZATION: We Are Family DC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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245 people are interested
We Are Family coordinates monthly grocery deliveries to over 1,000 seniors in the Shaw and Columbia Heights/Park View neighborhoods. We need your help to make this happen! Each volunteer is assigned a food pick-up time to pick up pre-assembled bags of food. Volunteers then go out to deliver the food to seniors' homes. These seniors are facing poverty and social isolation that puts them at risk for hunger as well as other dangers. These deliveries are scheduled at the time in the month where their financial assistance is running low and they are likely facing tough choices like whether to keep their power on, pay for medicine, or feed themselves. With the current economic problems many seniors are getting less support and are facing higher costs, furthering their desperation. You can help make an immense difference in their lives!
1 Shift
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10:00 AM to 01:00 PM EST
Volunteers get assigned a food pick-up time between 10 am and 12 pm
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About We Are Family DC
Location:
1525 Newton St. NW, Washington, DC 20010, US
Mission Statement
We Are Family reaches out with services, advocacy, and companionship to isolated, low-income seniors in the Shaw, Columbia Heights, Petworth and Adams Morgan areas of Washington, DC, using a volunteer-driven model, grounded in grassroots senior leadership.
Description
We Are Family serves seniors in the Shaw, Columbia Heights, Petworth, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods of Washington, DC. We bring advocacy, services, organizing, and companionship into the homes of the elderly, while helping to build friendships across boundaries like race, class, religion, age, culture, and sexual orientation.
Most of our work is done by volunteers. While many of those who help do the work of We Are Family are seniors themselves -- who, after all, have built this community -- *we need you as well.* We use volunteer assistance for our outreach and our grocery deliveries to over 1,000 seniors each month. Please join us!CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Washington, DC 20010
DATE POSTED
September 5, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Grocery delivery volunteers must be fully vaccinated for the coronavirus and wear masks when delivering the food