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Breaking Bread

An Initiative that Connects Our Neighbors to a healthy meal and Life-Enhancing Services

Every Thursday, @ 11:30am
Volunteers Needed!

Breaking Bread is BSM’s weekly lunch program serving the community every Thursday from 11:30am to 3pm with a healthy meal (served at 12pm) and a variety of social services. Currently the services include:

Clothing Closet Donations
Personal Care Items
BSM Mail Service
State Identification Assistance
Veteran Benefit Assistance
Links to Counseling Services
Mending Aids
Therapeutic Arts

This meal is for anyone who is hungry. The BB Team is ALWAYS looking for new volunteers who have a Thursday free once or every week. If you are interested in volunteerting at Breaking Bread please fill out an in the loop card.

Volunteering:

Hospitality/Service Volunteers

Greeters: Welcome guests at the front door with Mr. Elbert, BSM’s Ambassador of Welcome.
Servers: Help with the hands-on preparation and serving of food in the Cathedral Dining Hall – this includes greeting those at the table(s) that you are serving.
Food Preparation: Work mainly in the kitchen making fruit bowls, bread baskets, salad and drink preparation, and generally helping out the chef.
Personal Care Helpers: Hand out hygiene kits/items at our kiosk located at the entrance to the building.
Salon Assistants: Lend a foot by serving as a 'runner' in between the Cathedral Dining Hall & BSM’s Salon, accompanying people to and from the salon.
Host: Keeping your eyes open for people entering the Cathedral Dining Hall and helping them find seats, in addition to occasionally bussing tables.

Social Service Volunteers

Contact Edd at counseling@broadstreetministry.org

Mail Service Volunteer: (One to four Thursdays a month, 3 hours per Thursday) Distributing mail to individuals at Breaking Bread who currently participate in the Broad Street Ministry Mail Service, as well as signing up individuals who currently do not have a mailing address.
Identification Assistance: (One to four Thursdays a month, 3 hours per Thursday) Assist individuals in completing applications for a social security card, birth certificate or state photo identification card.

Therapeutic arts at Breaking Bread can take the shape of specific projects (ex: mosaic flower pots, expressive abstract paintings) to more of an open studio feel where participants are working on individual projects. Regardless of the project, many of our guests need one-on-one guidance and affirmation. To volunteer with this program you don't need to be "artsy," all you need to be is patient, kind, and encouraging.
Contact Becca at becca@broadstreetministry.org

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