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Relief Bus Volunteer

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Organization:
Location: Local Volunteering (in person)
Address:
295 Walnut St
Elizabeth, NJ, 07201
United States
Great For: Great for Families, Great for Groups, Great for Seniors, Great for Teens, Great for Christians
Service Area(s): Adult Ministry, Counseling / Addiction / Recovery, Directly Serving People, Food Services, Homelessness and Housing, Social Services
Skills: Counselor
Hourly Commitment:
8
Commitment is per:
Day
Number of Positions:
12
Number of Volunteers in this
Position in the Past Year:
3500
One-time / Ongoing Position:

Description

Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@nycr.org and find out when you can volunteer at any of these given times and locations!



Serving from 10am - 2pm:



Bus # 1 Schedule:



Tue./Martes: N. Bronx @ 183rd & Grand Concourse



Thur./Jueves: S. Bronx @ 152nd St. & Courtlandt Ave.



Fri./Viernes: Harlem @ 124th & Park Ave.



Sat./Sabado: S. Bronx @ 147th & Brook Ave.



Bus # 2 Schedule:



Thur./Jueves: Bronx @ Tremont & Lafontaine Ave.



Fri./Viernes: Manhattan @ Chelsea Park

28th St. between 9th & 10th



Sat./Sabado: Bushwick @ Maria Hernandez Park

Knickerbocker & Starr



The Relief Bus team starts the day at 7:30 a.m. by cooking the vegetable-rice soup, which people in the street rate as "the best", and the hot chocolate in the winter or lemonade in the summer. After

loading the bus, the team stops by Teixeria's Bakery in Newark which

has donated fresh bread to us since 1991. As The Bus pulls into "that day's" location, the team opens the windows on the side of the bus and starts serving food to people who are usually already waiting on the sidewalk. Part of the team hangs out with the people eating and through conversation identifies their immediate needs. Then they direct these people to the team members who are equipped to give referrals or to the counselor inside The Bus for more in-depth evaluation.



From our Bus office we can place people immediately into various programs with the help of our cellular phones and database of resources. We have developed strong relationships with many service providers. Our years of experience on the streets help us make sound referral decisions. We have seen many people receive new hope and direction right in our bus office.



At the end of the day, after The Bus gets back to our home base in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the team cleans up The Bus and the soup and drink containers. The number of food servings and people connected is reported weekly.



The Relief Bus is like a bridge linking those in need to life-changing resources including individuals with time, compassion, and funds. The benefit of being mobile is the ability to change locations as the population of homeless and substance abusers move to new areas. It is wonderful to be able to bring real help to hurting people!

Requirements:
Volunteer Application and Volunteer Brief Sheet e-mailed from the Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteer Briefing conducted by Outreach Director.

Requirements

Volunteer Application and Volunteer Brief Sheet e-mailed from the Volunteer Coordinator. Volunteer Briefing conducted by Outreach Director.

Do you require that volunteers for this position be Christian?

Yes

Organizational Statement of Faith:

Yes

Group Minimum and Maximum


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Opportunity Date(s): Start Date:  
07/01/2011

End Date:  
07/01/2012

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