Volunteer Opportunities With Soup Kitchens Near Westport, CT
Volunteering with soup kitchens not only helps those in need, it can be rewarding for the volunteer as well. In Westford, Connecticut, the Homes with Hope nonprofit organization accepts volunteers, who either serve or prepare food, in its soup kitchen program. You can also find soup kitchen volunteer opportunities in communities near Westford.
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Homes With Hope
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Westport's Homes With Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support to homeless people who want to achieve self-sufficiency and independence. The organization helps those in need by providing permanent supportive housing, care services, and an emergency shelter and food pantry. It also has a community kitchen, or soup kitchen, that prepares about 30,000 meals each year. Volunteers -- which Homes With Hope is always seeking more of -- assist in the soup kitchen. Along with cooking food and serving meals, the organization needs volunteers to help raise funds and donate their skills to promote the cause.
Operation Hope
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Operation Hope, located about six miles east of Westport in Fairfield, is a community service nonprofit organization that addresses basic needs such as food and shelter for people in need, as well as addressing long-term needs such as affordable housing to help people achieve self-sufficiency. A community kitchen is among the services offered at the nonprofit. Lunch and dinner are served every day of the year, as well as breakfast three times a week, resulting in more than 30,000 meals annually. The program, from preparing food to serving it, is staffed by volunteers, and the nonprofit is always looking for groups and individuals willing to donate their time.
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Manna House of Hospitality
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The Norwalk Emergency Shelter's Manna House of Hospitality soup kitchen is located about five miles southwest of Westport in Norwalk. The Norwalk Emergency Shelter is open every day of the year and offers an open-door shelter for men, women and families. Here, those in need can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner through the shelter's soup kitchen, the Mann House of Hospitality. Volunteers are always needed at this nonprofit for tasks including cooking or serving meals and helping in the office.
Beth El-Center
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The Beth El-Center, located about 20 miles northeast of Westport in Milford, is a service nonprofit for needy men, women and families. The agency offers a temporary shelter, as well as hot meals served weekdays at lunch in its soup kitchen. About 60 people seek the meals offered at the program daily. Each meal is prepared by volunteers from the community. Those interested in volunteering their time are encouraged to call the organization.
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