Open Hand Atlanta
Cause Area
Location
181 Armour Dr Atlanta, GA 30324
United States
Active Opportunities (2)
Flexible Schedule
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Atlanta, GA 30324
Delivery volunteers are our FAVORITE volunteers! This is great for people who want to have direct interaction with the clients that Open Hand serves. Volunteers will use their own vehicle and gas to deliver meals to our chronically and terminally ill clients as well as homebound senior citizens in the metro Atlanta area. Please watch both videos to fully prepare for your delivery experience: https://tinyurl.com/Delivery-Orientation-2020 https://tinyurl.com/WorkWave-Orientation-2020 The average route is between 1.5-3 hours. If you are able to take a longer route, please let us know by texting 678-306-6649. All meals are delivered in the morning (no afternoon or evening routes). We provide a thorough, 30 minute new driver training on the date of your first delivery. (Download our Delivery App, available for both iPhone and Android): WorkWave Route Manager prior to arriving for your shift to prepare for orientation.) Please note: This opportunity is available only Monday thru Friday as we are closed on the weekends. Drivers must be 21 years or older, have a valid license and vehicle liability insurance, and must also be cleared via an MVR. There is no age limit for passengers. While making deliveries, volunteers are asked to "Drop.Wait.Wave." When you arrive to your client’s home, give them a call to confirm they are there. If they do not pick up, knock on their door, drop the box down, and take a few steps back and wait a few minutes to confirm they are home to receive their meal. *Note* some of our clients need a little extra help, and may ask that you put their box on their table. We ask that volunteers help them out as much as they can, as long as they feel comfortable. Expectations: - Mask are required for anyone delivering meals to our clients. - We are delivering 1-weeks’ worth of food to each client, so make sure you have room in your trunk and backseat for 5-10 large cardboard boxes. Day of the volunteer event: - Please ensure Open Hand has an up to date copy of your automobile insurance card. - Please bring a charged cell phone and a pen! - Meal pick up is at 181 Armour Dr. You will be greeted in our carpool line by a Volunteer Services team member. We will assign you your route, and load the meals in to your car. Please text 5 minutes before you arrive so that we can prepare deliveries. - If you have hand sanitizer, please bring it with you. - After your route, you will only need to return to Open Hand if you have borrowed a cart. - Please text us at (678) 306-6649 and we will take your items inside.
Date Posted: 2023-12-04
Flexible Schedule
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Atlanta, GA 30318
Our kitchen is the Grand Central of Open Hand. As you would imagine, with nearly 5,500 meals to prepare, package and deliver every day, the atmosphere is electric. But it’s not all work - the music is always on, and the friendly banter among new friends never ceases. It all makes for a very memorable and rewarding experience. Description: Packing involves portioning food into individual containers and snack bags on our packing assembly line. With over 5,000 meals to package every day, your help is essential. This is a great project for individuals and families, and a great team-building exercise for school, business and church groups! Volunteers are expected to stay for the entirety of their scheduled shift. Volunteer Groups Alert: Reservations for Volunteer Groups (5 or more people) must be coordinated via the Volunteer Services Team. Please email volunteerservices@openhandatlanta.org or call 678-306-6649 if you are interested in bringing a group. Shifts: Opportunities Monday-Friday include morning and afternoon meal packing (9AM-12PM) and afternoon meal packing (1PM-4PM). Tennis shoes or nonslip/slip resistant shoes are required; no heels. Absolutely no jewelry of any kind. This includes but is not limited to rings, bracelets, watches, step-trackers, necklaces, earrings, gauges, cartilage, nose, and permanent piercings. Long pants are required. No sleeveless shirts or tank stops. A short sleeved t-shirt is fine. (The packing area can be a little chilly and a light jacket is recommended.) No headphones, ear buds, orBluetooth earpieces may be worn. Age Requirements For individuals or families of less than 5 people: Volunteers must be age 14 or older. All volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For groups or families of 5 or more people: Every volunteer group with minors must follow the chaperone ratio: 1 adult per every 3 minor volunteers. Chaperones are required to remain with underage volunteers at all times. Groups of more than 5 must make a reservation by contact volunteer services at volunteerservices@openhandatlanta.org Sign Up: Visit https://openhandatlanta.volunteerhub.com/ to create your account and reserve an open shift that fits your schedule.
Date Posted: 2023-12-04
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Mission: Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care , which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life. Vision: Open Hand seeks to eliminate disability and untimely death due to nutrition-sensitive chronic disease.
Description
Open Hand prepares, packages, and delivers over 6,000 meals each day to homebound seniors and individuals with chronic and terminal illnesses.
Perhaps our greatest strength is the constant support of thousands of volunteers. At Open Hand, people from all walks of life come together to touch the lives of thousands of others who are not as fortunate. Our volunteers are generally surprised at how much fun they have in the process--due in part to our wonderful food service and distribution staff that, along with other remarkable volunteers, make them feel as though they are always among friends.
Open Hand volunteers package meals, drive meal delivery routes, and work with our senior health and wellness programs. Without the dedication of each and every one of these incredible people, we simply could not do our very necessary work in our community.
We invite you--or a group from your place of business, your social group, your school or your place of worship--to volunteer with us. You’ll find that it’s a thoroughly unique and rewarding experience.
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