This is a Project Helping Volunteer Experience in partnership with St. Vincent de Paul

What We Will Do:

Project Helping Volunteers will help prep the dining room for meal distribution, greet guests, take food orders, hand out food to guests, package fresh vegetables from the garden to hand out to families in the dining room to take home with them, and help clean up the dining room at the end.

Minimum Age:

14+

9+ with an adult

Agenda:

3:30 Meet and Greet Volunteers/ Volunteer Sign In

3:45 Head into dining room to begin help with meal prep, dining room set up, bagging fresh produce for distribution, etc.

4:00-6:00 Evening Meal service begins. Greet guests, serve meals to guests, help retrieve food/supplies from the kitchen for guests, have conversations with the guests and families, and help clean up.

6:00-6:30 Recap, dinner with be served to volunteers sign out, and head home.

What to Bring:

Closed-toe shoes with rubber soles, sleeved shirts, pants/skirts/shorts that are knee-length or longer. Please refrain from cell phone / headphone use while volunteering. We have limited storage space and recommend bringing as few items as possible.

Where to Park:

2120 S 3rd Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85003 - This location will bring you to a large parking lot at the front of the facility. Once parked, enter the building through the main entrance at the front of the lot. In the lobby you will see iPads to sign in on and a volunteer coordinator will meet you.

Where to Meet:

The main lobby of the building is where you will meet to sign in and greet the other volunteers. Then your Kynd Leader will lead you back to the meal service area.

About the Organization:

St Vincent de Paul's dining rooms are strategically located throughout the Valley, from Mesa to El Mirage, to be easily accessible to the people who need them most. Every day, they prepare more than 4,500 nourishing meals free of charge to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. During this pandemic, all of their services are "sit down", yet they remain committed to providing nutrition, belonging, and social connection. By helping with food and other necessities, the families served here can then put their limited incomes into rent, utilities, and other expenses; your service is helping to save lives and prevent homelessness.

About Project Helping:

Our mission at Project Helping is to build mental wellness through accessible experiences that create purpose and community. By volunteering with us, you can meet new people, make a difference in your community, and improve your mental wellness! Learn more at projethelping.org/volunteering-benefits

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Once you register, you'll receive a confirmation email with all the details. We'll also send a reminder email and a text a few days before the event! More questions? Email Project Helping at volunteer@projecthelping.org or call 303-551-0624