Emergency need for volunteers at Food Pantry

Get Connected Icon Mar 24, 2020 through May 25, 2020
Get Connected Icon 10-2 Tuesday and Thursday, 8-12 Wednesday and Friday, select Saturdays 9-12:30
Expired

Description

We need volunteers Thursday, May 21 and Friday, May 22! Wesley Community Center is need of volunteers to help as we see increased need for food for our neighbors. Volunteers will pack bags of food and distribute food in a drive-up food distribution. 

Thursday will be unloading trucks, stocking shelves, preparing bags for distribution.

Friday will be putting bags in people's cars as they come to access food.

We will be keeping our volunteers to minimum to comply with safety recommendations from CDC and Harris County. Please sign up on Sign up Genius

Details

Get Connected Icon Q: Is your agency prepared to abide by guidelines set forth by the CDC on how to prevent getting sick?
A: • We will not allow any volunteers considered "at risk" by the CDC. These are older individuals and individuals with underlying health conditions, like heart disease, diabetes or lung disease. • We will not exceed 10 people in the pantry. We will ask staff or volunteers over that amount to go home. • All volunteers must wear gloves and practice CDC recommended hygiene practices • We will not allow any volunteers who are sick to enter the pantry. Face coverings will be provided or you can bring your own.
Get Connected Icon Volunteers should be between the ages of 16 and 60.
Get Connected Icon Is Not Family Friendly
Get Connected Icon Is Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Location

Get Connected Icon 1235 Lorraine St.
Houston, TX  77009