Breakthrough Urban Ministries

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Children & Youth
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Homeless & Housing
Hunger

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402 N St. Louis AveChicago, IL 60624 United States

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http://www.breakthrough.org

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Fresh Market Food Pantry

Flexible Schedule | Chicago, IL 60624

Partner with us in our Fresh Market food pantry by setting up the pantry, assisting shoppers, and making deliveries. Wednesday 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Thursday 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Wednesday and Fridays are set up days for the market. Volunteers would potentially help unload the food trucks, organize food, and set up the market. Assist in staging the market for distribution. This includes stocking shelves, sorting, and purging groceries by both expiration date & condition/health of the item, and cleaning the refrigerator. Thursdays and Saturdays are open market days. Volunteers would potentially greet guests when they arrive. Assist shoppers with their groceries, bag groceries, and replenish items as needed. Assist guests with their groceries to their cars. Saturdays also are delivery days. On every 1st and 3rd, Saturday of each month signs up to deliver groceries to our Seniors in the East Garfield Park community. Sign up here: https://breakthrough.org/fresh-market-volunteer/ Our age restrictions have been altered for the Fresh Market. We are allowing volunteers 16 and older to register. All volunteers are required to wear cloth face coverings or masks when they come to the Fresh Market. If you have any questions please email volunteer@breakthrough.org

Date Posted: 2025-01-03
Weekday Kitchen Assistant

Flexible Schedule | Chicago, IL 60624

Position Description:Volunteer Cook Accountable to: Food Service Coordinator Position Summary: The kitchen will assist the Food Service Coordinator in preparing and serving meals, storing food, and ensuring a clean and sanitary kitchen. Key Responsibilities: -Handle receiving and storage/refrigeration of prepared meals provided to agency by GCFD and all ingredients used in meal prep. -Ensure timely placement in cold storage until time for meal reheat or ingredient use. -Ensure the kitchen is clean and sanitary daily. -Handle reheat/ cooking and holding/serving of food according to safe food handling procedures and serving in proper portion sizes -Ensure proper oven temperatures for reheat using oven thermometer -Reheat food within required time frame and to required temperatures for food safety. -Hold food safely according to food safety guidelines

Date Posted: 2025-01-03
Clothing Closet Organizing

Flexible Schedule | Chicago, IL 60624

As a volunteer, you will help merchandise and organize the boutique space, and sort donations In this role, you will help process incoming donations. This may require them to be sorted by size, style, and season. This includes but is not limited to shoes and apparel and handbags and other accessories. Separation of such items will be placed in the women’s boutique or in the stockroom. Hours are flexible!

Date Posted: 2025-01-03
Provide, Cook, and Serve a Meal (Manna)

Flexible Schedule | Chicago, IL 60624

Provide, cook, and serve a meal to men and or women experiencing homelessness (guests) on weeknights or weekends. Volunteers are also encouraged to share the meal they prepared with the guests and engage in conversation with them. *Groups only **Must purchase and provide food

Date Posted: 2024-12-30
After School Teacher Aide

Flexible Schedule | Chicago, IL 60624

Monday-Friday from 3:45p-6:30p Pick a day and help children in grades K-8 in our afterschool program as a tutor and activity helper while building relationships.

Date Posted: 2024-12-30

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Breakthrough partners with those affected by poverty to build connections, develop skills and open doors of opportunity.

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Breakthrough is a community organization that serves as an anchor in the community of East Garfield Park on Chicago's west side. Breakthrough provides a myriad of services in the community focusing on the following: Homeless Intervention, Youth Development and Neighborhood Transformation.

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