BAGS OF LOVE
Serve the disenfranchised community of San Francisco’s Tenderloin district in partnership with City Impact. Each month, volunteers make sandwiches and pack food at CPC early Saturday morning. They then carpool to San Francisco and distribute the bags “door to door” with a City Impact leader. Food conversation and prayer offers the love of Jesus to each person. This is an excellent chance for families to serve together!
Minimum age requirement:
Eight years old and up for food and bag prep.
Eighteen years and up for going to San Francisco.
Team Leader: Mario Balatti
HYGIENE BAGS
Organize and package hygiene and personal care items into kits to be handed out at CPC ministries for Veterans, homeless, and low–income communities for a couple of hours once a month.
Team Leader: Deborah Orler
STREET LIFE MINISTRIES
Join the CPC team at Street Life Ministries to host 50 to 70 guests from the homeless community. We worship and socialize with our guests, one of our pastors gives a message, and we serve dinner. Volunteers are needed to cook in advance of the night we serve, be on-site for worship, socialize, and serve meals. This is an excellent opportunity for families, groups, and individuals to participate on our team.
Team Leader: Marilyn Stockdale Green
LIFE MOVES SHELTER NETWORK
CPC has a long partnership of supporting LifeMoves in breaking the cycle of homelessness with a proven model of outreach, shelters, and programs. CPC assists and encourages the staff and clients through collection drives, providing and sharing meals, as well as activities such as decorating, maintenance, and entertainment. We build relationships, lift spirits, and celebrate that God loves and values us all. There are a variety of ways and times you can make a difference as an individual, family, or group!
Team Leader: Fred Krauss
SAMARITAN HOUSE
Samaritan House is the largest food distribution agency in San Mateo County. It provides free shelter and housing assistance, medical and dental clinics, children’s clothing, and school supplies for many CPC local outreach partners. Volunteers can help with food preparation, packaging, pickup, and distribution.
Team Leader: Marj Young-Krauss
CARDMAKING FOR VETERANS
Create handmade greeting cards with personal notes to thank and encourage veterans. These will be distributed to veterans at the Menlo Park VA Hospital, and veterans moving into their new homes.
Team Leader: Violet Brumm
GAME AND SOCIAL NIGHTS FOR VETERANS AT THE VA
Host a Game Night for veterans at the long-term care facility in the Menlo Park VA Hospital. Set up and play Bingo and card games (poker and blackjack) with the veterans, and provide prizes to the winners.
Team Leader: Mark Thompson and Violet Brumm
VETERANS HOUSING/FURNITURE PARTNERSHIP
CPC helps solve homelessness by recruiting and supporting landlords to participate in the Veterans Administration HUD-VASH housing program, and supplying housed veterans with donated furniture and living essentials. CPC volunteers can provide move-in kits and help move veterans off the street and into a home.
Team Leader: John Helin
