Mount Olivet Community Assistance Program
Each month, volunteers welcome members of more than 225 households into the doors of Mount Olivet to receive a hot meal, groceries, clothing, and gift cards for food. There is a program for children with crafts, stories, and games. The children also receive a supplemental bag with extra food for them – granola bars, mac & cheese, and more. Health screenings are available on a monthly basis. We also offer referrals to other organizations that provide services and/or resources for our guests.more information, please check out their webpage.
Here is a sample listing of what is typically needed. If you are able to volunteer, please email the Mt. Olivet coordinator, Tina.
The jobs and times for each day are:
Thursday:
Starting at 1:15 PM helping set up the Fellowship Hall and bringing in the food delivered by the food bank (some heavy lifting required).
In the evening starting at 6:00 PM bagging groceries (a family friendly activity).
Friday:
Preparing the Saturday dinner for our guests-starting at 6:00 PM (children under the age of 18 cannot work in meal preparation)
Saturday
10:00 AM Setting up for the event
11:00 AM Setting up the clothing rooms and sorting clothes and toiletries
1:30 PM Serving outside -monitoring and working with our guests until they are invited into the building to begin the activities
2:00 PM Assisting the nurses with Health Screenings
2:30 PM Preparing dinner (children under age 18 cannot work in meal preparation)
3:30 PM Serving dinner (children older than age 10 may serve food but we encourage a parent/guardian accompany them)
3:15 PM Serving as stairwell ushers
2:30 PM Working in the bag check room
3:30 PM Serving in the children’s program (approved volunteers only). Individuals approved to teach in Sunday school are welc