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Work with your child at the Kinship Community Food Center (formerly called Riverwest Food Pantry) – an organization focused on coming together around food to relieve hunger, improve lives, and grow community well-being. While their name has changed, their mission is still the same! Kinship empowers residents to create nourishment, belonging, and prosperity in low-income communities through the power of food.
Activities
You and your child will assist shoppers with registration and grocery selection, help shoppers carry bags, serve snacks, share food with shoppers, and clean up. Hands-on orientation and assignments are given upon arrival.
We will also be collecting reusable bags to donate to the pantry. Their goal is to eliminate as many plastic shopping bags as possible. If you have extra reusable bags at home, please consider bringing some with you to donate!
Impact
Help to eliminate food insecurity in Milwaukee and dissolve barriers of division as the community comes together at a common table. Your child will be immersed in an environment where they will experience their capabilities to help others and also be mentored in acts of dignity and grace by those very same people. Kinship Community Food Center embodies its motto: In a community of generosity everyone gives and everyone receives!
When & Where
Saturday, May 18 from 7:45-11 a.m.
St. Casimir’s Parish Hall
924 E. Clarke St.
The hall is located on the basement level of the school building behind Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish/St. Casimir. Volunteer entrance doors are on the west side of the building in the alley between the church and the school. On Tuesday afternoons we ask that volunteers find street parking (on Clarke or Weil) as the lot is reserved for shoppers.
Registration Information
Participant Cap: 10 volunteers
Age: 6 years and older
Attire: Please dress casually with closed-toe shoes and keep all your valuables at home. Wear your Kids Impact Community shirt if you have one.
Cost: Free. Kinship Community Food Center does accept non-perishable food donations if your family would like to bring something to donate.
Questions: Reach out to Lizzy at lizzy@kicmke.org with any questions.
Cancellations: We count on our registered volunteers to make these projects come to life. However, we understand illness and emergencies do come up so if you can no longer participate, please email lizzy@kicmke.org ASAP so we can fill your spot.
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Learn more about the Kinship Community Food Center on their website: www.kinshipmke.org