Projects tagged with "FOOD"

Sort and Pack Meals with Meals on Wheels West

Help Meals on Wheels West prepare for their meal deliveries! Help with the packing of meals to delivery bags, unloading frozen meals and placing them into freezers, helping delivery volunteers with carrying delivery bags and placing them in their car, and helping with the clean up and sanitizing of delivery bags. Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID. Meals on Wheels West prepares More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/

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Pack Food Bags for North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry

Help North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry pack food bags to give to those in need. You will make "Cooking" or "Non-Cooking" Bags in groups of 10, and load them onto shelving in the cage adjacent to the packing cage. Groups must be limited to 3, Masks must be worn at all times, and open-toed footwear is prohibited. You must be vaccinated and boosted to volunteer - proof needed. To sign-up, visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=60b0a4ba5a82fa5fa7-pack&view=calendar&mo=1651359600

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Help North Valley Caring Center with their Breakfast Program

​Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Breakfast Program to help prepare and serve a warm meal to local homeless and hungry families! To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer

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Join North Valley Caring Center with their Oureach Meals

​Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Outreach Meals program! Every Wednesday night approximately 240 meals are prepared and delivered to homeless families in local motels and those living on the streets in the North East Valley.To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer

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Food Pantry Volunteer APLA Health

The Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) provides groceries to over 1,700 clients who live on a limited income. Clients are able to access the food bank weekly, and take home five bags of groceries per visit. They receive a wide variety of predetermined items that include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh produce, and an assortment of canned and dry goods that cover 100% of weekly meals as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies. NOLP is one of the largest programs at APLA Health, and have a number of opportunities for volunteers, such as distributing groceries to clients, pre-bagging groceries, filing, and stocking shelves. REQUIREMENTS: The desire to help improve the quality of life of low-income people with HIV. Enjoy working in a warehouse environment. Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. Outgoing personality, excellent communication skills. Bilingual Spanish helpful, as well as some knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Proof of negative tuberculosis test signed by a licensed California physician and dated within the last 12 months. Proof of COVID full vaccination. A person is fully vaccinated when they have received their booster dose or they received their initial vaccine series but are not yet eligible for their booster. Wear an approved face covering, as recommended by Los Angeles County Department of Public health. For more info please visit: https://aplahealth.org/get-involved/volunteer/

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Attend Share Our Selves’ 29th Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night

Share Our Selves (SOS) is excited to announce the 29th Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night on Thursday, May 19th Plaza Pacifica at the OC Fair & Event Center. This year’s event is a return to an in-person party, so prepare for it to be as Wild & Crazy as ever! SOS is gathering a team of talented and generous chefs from across Orange County for what has become a distinct signature event consisting of unique tacos, craft beer, and inventive margaritas. Don’t miss your chance to attend this foodie favorite and support your local community! Tickets include all-you-can-eat tacos and beverages, including CaliFino Tequila margaritas, beer from Deschutes Brewery, seltzer from New Belgium Brewing, wine and nonalcoholic beverages. All proceeds benefit SOS and the vital services we provide to address issues including food insecurity, housing insecurity and overall wellness for our low-income and homeless neighbors. To purchase tickers, visit: https://www.shareourselves.org/event/29th-annual-wild-crazy-taco-night/

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Pack Food Bags for Low Income Kids with Giving Children Hope

Volunteer on Fridays with Giving Children Hope! They distribute food to roughly 300 families from their We've Got Your Back program. This means they have been identified by school partners as having risk factors such as housing insecurity, food insecurity, and or lack of employment. At the distribution, you will load boxes of produce, meat, dairy, and more into the vehicles. They need volunteers to help prep bags and load them into the cars. If you're interested, please email volunteer@gchope.org. Check out their website for more information about the amazing work they do!

Help North Valley Caring Center with their Breakfast Program

​Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Breakfast Program to help prepare and serve a warm meal to local homeless and hungry families! To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer

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Get in the Dirt with GrowGood

GrowGood works with the Salvation Army Bell Shelter to provide residents and community memebers access to nutritious and clean foods by tending to an organic community garden. Their garden-based programing uses healthy food as a way to help people heal through learning new skills, eating healthy food, and getting work expierence. Volunteer and work at the GrowGood farm! Masks required. Also bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, gloves and hand tools if you have them. Children 12 and over are welcome accompanied by an adult. Sign up through their website here: https://www.grow-good.org/volunteer

Provide Breakfast to PATH

PATH provides meals to their residents in interim housing. When groups sign up to provide meals, it helps PATH focus its resources on providing housing and support services for their residents. Their male veterans in West LA love to have home-cooked meals from volunteers. Shifts are currently available at their West LA site. They understand not everyone is comfortable with on-site volunteering. If you want to support the male veterans, ask them about sponsoring a meal through a meal delivery service or catering! For more info, visit: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/f36ff9d2-7476-4797-8747-b7487cbd57aa/1

Hang Out At Service Sundays with Food on Foot

Food on Foot is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting our unhoused and low-income neighbors in Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, and a fresh start through life-skills training, full-time employment, and permanent housing. They work out of their Hollywood HQ to give out food, build community with those in their jobs and housing programs, and raise spirits of those in tough situations. Being a volunteer at one of their service sundays is not only an incredible help, but its also fanstastically fun! Kids 6 and up are welcome to come, and children 12 and under must have a chaperone. Sign up here: https://www.foodonfoot.org/volunteer/

Deliver Meals with Meals on Wheels West

Help deliver food with Meals on Wheels West! Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID.Meals on Wheels West deliver More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Pickup time from our office in Santa Monica is between 10:45 am – 11:45 am depending on the route. They deliver to Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Pacific Palisades and Malibu. There is Hidden Hunger in even the most affluent communities. Delivery time can take approximately 1 – 2 hours and each route has an average of 8-10 clients. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/

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Sort and Pack Meals with Meals on Wheels West

Help Meals on Wheels West prepare for their meal deliveries! Help with the packing of meals to delivery bags, unloading frozen meals and placing them into freezers, helping delivery volunteers with carrying delivery bags and placing them in their car, and helping with the clean up and sanitizing of delivery bags. Your compassion in helping the vulnerable populations they serve during these trying times is appreciated. They are in need of volunteers more than ever, but they have shifted their deliveries to 4 days a week in order to minimize potential transmission of COVID. Meals on Wheels West prepares More Than a Meal on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To sign-up, visit: https://www.mealsonwheelswest.org/individual-volunteering/

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Donate Food for Food Bags at North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry

North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry distributes more than 1,300+ bags of food monthly as the number of people coming to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry has significantly increased. They encourage you, your friends, your schools and your networks to help us end hunger in the area. Food donations may be dropped off during distribution hours on Mondays and Fridays, 7:30 am to 11:00 am at: 4390 Colfax Ave., Studio City, CA 91604. Click here to check out their Food WIsh List: https://nhifp.org/food-drives

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Help North Valley Caring Center with their Breakfast Program

​Volunteer in North Valley Caring Center's Breakfast Program to help prepare and serve a warm meal to local homeless and hungry families! To sign-up, visit: https://www.nvcsinc.org/volunteer

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Distribute Food at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County’s Distribution Center

Help Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County bring consistent, nutritious food to those experiencing hunger in Orange County by participating in a variety of projects in our Distribution Center. All food is ultimately distributed to individuals and families in Orange County. Together you are creating a future in which no one goes hungry! Currently, the Distribution Center volunteer opportunity is only available to people who are: Fully vaccinated OR provide proof of negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the volunteer shift* and 13 years old and above. To volunteer, visit: https://feedoc.volunteerhub.com/?format=0&filter={%22eventGroupId%22:46333}

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Distribute Food at Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County’s Distribution Center

Help Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County bring consistent, nutritious food to those experiencing hunger in Orange County by participating in a variety of projects in our Distribution Center. All food is ultimately distributed to individuals and families in Orange County. Together you are creating a future in which no one goes hungry! Currently, the Distribution Center volunteer opportunity is only available to people who are: Fully vaccinated OR provide proof of negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to the volunteer shift* and 13 years old and above. To volunteer, visit: https://feedoc.volunteerhub.com/?format=0&filter={%22eventGroupId%22:46333}

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Help at The Giving Farm with Community Action Partnership of Orange County Food Bank

Every person that volunteers with The Giving Farm will be an empowering force to helping change the community. Volunteers will be working on an 8-acre farm supporting the day-to-day operations such as planting, weeding, and harvesting to help in providing approximately 200,000 pounds of produce annually to our community members most in need. Work will consist of repetitive manual labor such as kneeling down to plant transplants and bending over to remove unwanted plant debris. Materials will be provided. Volunteers must be free of any common flu symptoms, i.e. fever or cough. Dress Code: You will be working on a farm, wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Closed toe-shoes (work boots or hiking boots preferred). Thick long pants and long-sleeved shirts preferred. Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen). Further information will be sent via email after registering to volunteer. To participate, visit: https://capoc.volunteerhub.com/

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Assemble Boxes of Food for Low-Income Seniors

Every person that volunteers with the OC Food Bank will be an empowering force to helping change the community. Volunteers will be working on assembly lines packing a variety of food items into boxes that will be serving approximately 25,500 low-income seniors monthly. These boxes are eventually distributed to over 70 sites all throughout Orange County and surrounding areas. This is a high energy, fast-paced event well loved by volunteers. Thyey are currently adhering to CDC guidelines & practicing social distancing requirements. Please note that masks, gloves, & hand sanitizer are available. Important: Due to safety measures we require volunteer groups to register each volunteer individually for an event. All volunteers must register as individuals. To fidn out more, visit: https://capoc.volunteerhub.com/

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Organize Pantry with Rescate Family Rescue Center

Help the Rescate Family Rescue Center stock their pantry shelves! To sign-up, visit: https://www.rescatefamilycenter.org/volunteer

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