Agency: Special Delivery San Diego

Description:

Special Delivery volunteers organize and fill grocery bags with a variety of snacks, canned goods & fresh produce which are then hand-delivered (along with the day's meals) to clients for use over the weekend. Each week over 140 people rely on the support of Flex Volunteers to see them through the weekend. (This project was formerly known as Special Delivery / Brown Baggers).

Their mission:  Delivering nutritious meals to men, women, and children living with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses.

Project requirements: Join Flex Minimum age required: 12 with adult, 14 without adult. Please wear closed toe shoes and comfortable clothes as we will be bending, reaching and lifting cans, boxes and bottled water.*Parking- parking may be an issue so please bring some change for meter parking just in case* Turn in a waiver form if you or your guest is below 18 years of age. If you are signing up guests or a team, please notify the team leader in advance and limit the size of your group to 2 volunteers.

Please note: By signing up for projects and not attending, you may be depriving someone else of the opportunity to participate and the project of much-needed support.

This project is approved for volunteers with the following restrictions: Court-Ordered

Impact Areas: Health & Wellness: AIDS Support Services, Homelessness/Hunger: Meal Service, Health & Wellness: AIDS Support Services

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Population Served: People with HIV / AIDS, Issue Area: Hunger / Nutrition, Types of Volunteering: Family, Issue Area: Health and Human Services, Types of Volunteering: Court Referred Opportunities

Skills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
General: Organizing / Sorting / Cleaning, General: Food Preparation