Volunteer: Project Home Weekend Meal TeamsDid you know that Project Home serves over 25,000 meals at the Provincial House each year? That's not counting the afternoon and evening snacks we serve families every day! On the weekends, we have a lower staff-to-guest ratio and we could use your support at meal times. Every Saturday and Sunday (and some holidays!), teams of volunteers are needed to assist at lunch and dinner at Project Home at the Provincial House, located at 1880 Randolph Avenue. Our Weekend Chef Omar will take care of the main meal preparation. Meal Teams are composed of about 3-6 adults; supervised older children are welcome to sign up. Please bring your own hat, hairnet, or other hair covering. Main Responsibilities: Set the dining room tables Help serve the meal Eat with our guests Assist with clean upWant to do more? Bring a dessert for 50. Bring some family craft, science or art project. Play bingo with the guests and provide fun prizes. We also have dual screens and an awesome speaker system for movie watching (G or PG DVDs only please). Great idea for a rainy (or snowy) afternoon!QUESTIONS? Contact Donna Franklin, Shelter Manager, at dfranklin@interfaithaction.org Sign up on our sign-up genius page: https://tinyurl.com/MealTeamSignUpCommunity Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Did you know that Project Home serves over 25,000 meals at the Provincial House each year? That's not counting the afternoon and evening snacks we serve families every day! On the weekends, we have a lower staff-to-guest ratio and we could use your support at meal times. Every Saturday and Sunday (and some holidays!), teams of volunteers are needed to assist at lunch and dinner at Project Home at the Provincial House, located at 1880 Randolph Avenue. Our Weekend Chef Omar will take care of the main meal preparation. Meal Teams are composed of about 3-6 adults; supervised older children are welcome to sign up. Please bring your own hat, hairnet, or other hair covering. Main Responsibilities: Set the dining room tables Help serve the meal Eat with our guests Assist with clean upWant to do more? Bring a dessert for 50. Bring some family craft, science or art project. Play bingo with the guests and provide fun prizes. We also have dual screens and an awesome speaker system for movie watching (G or PG DVDs only please). Great idea for a rainy (or snowy) afternoon!QUESTIONS? Contact Donna Franklin, Shelter Manager, at dfranklin@interfaithaction.org Sign up on our sign-up genius page: https://tinyurl.com/MealTeamSignUpCommunity Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 55105 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Faithful Hospitality Overnight Shelter HostFaithful Hospitality provides mobile shelter in St. Paul houses of worship to help Hennepin County deal with an overflow of families experiencing homelessness, especially families seeking asylum. The initiative, supported by the State of Minnesota, alleviates capacity challenges in shelters, decreases costs of serving Each month, two to three different area churches, synagogues, and schools host 20-24 emergency shelter beds. We strive to provide a site, volunteers, and a safe, clean, comfortable place for children and their parents/guardians to spend the night until they can transition into housing. We need enthusiastic volunteers to serve as overnight hosts to help provide a safe, welcoming haven and compassionate support, especially for asylum seekers. Overnight hosts are on duty from 7pm to 7am weekdays and 7pm to 8am on weekends. Resources and training are provided for hosts. Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.tfaforms.com/4934671 and choose "Faithful Hospitality". You will then be contacted to go through a brief, online volunteer training. Then you will be able to sign up for shifts at area houses of worship. if you have any questions, reach out to Community Engagement Manager Elizabeth Kulus at ekulus@interfaithaction.org or at 651-661-7736. Community Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Faithful Hospitality provides mobile shelter in St. Paul houses of worship to help Hennepin County deal with an overflow of families experiencing homelessness, especially families seeking asylum. The initiative, supported by the State of Minnesota, alleviates capacity challenges in shelters, decreases costs of serving Each month, two to three different area churches, synagogues, and schools host 20-24 emergency shelter beds. We strive to provide a site, volunteers, and a safe, clean, comfortable place for children and their parents/guardians to spend the night until they can transition into housing. We need enthusiastic volunteers to serve as overnight hosts to help provide a safe, welcoming haven and compassionate support, especially for asylum seekers. Overnight hosts are on duty from 7pm to 7am weekdays and 7pm to 8am on weekends. Resources and training are provided for hosts. Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.tfaforms.com/4934671 and choose "Faithful Hospitality". You will then be contacted to go through a brief, online volunteer training. Then you will be able to sign up for shifts at area houses of worship. if you have any questions, reach out to Community Engagement Manager Elizabeth Kulus at ekulus@interfaithaction.org or at 651-661-7736. Community Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 55105 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Department of Indian Work Food Shelf VolunteersOur Department of Indian Work distributes over 220,000 pounds of food to hundreds of individuals every year. We need dedicated volunteers to help clients shop as well as to restock our shelves. The food shelf's hours are: Monday: 1:00 – 6:00 pm Are you able to make a regular commitment to helping out at the food shelf? We would love to have you! Please contact: Theresa Halvorson-Lee Community Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Our Department of Indian Work distributes over 220,000 pounds of food to hundreds of individuals every year. We need dedicated volunteers to help clients shop as well as to restock our shelves. The food shelf's hours are: Monday: 1:00 – 6:00 pm Are you able to make a regular commitment to helping out at the food shelf? We would love to have you! Please contact: Theresa Halvorson-Lee Community Partner: Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 55117 Allow Groups: No |