Sunday, March 28, 20101
2 – 4 PM
306 Columbus Avenue
Between 74th and 75th
For our Serve Together this month we will be volunteering in the Upper West Side “Housing Works” thrift store. Housing Works is the largest community-based AIDS service organization in the
United States, as well as the nation’s largest minority-controlled AIDS
service organization. Housing Works was founded in 1990 and provides
services, such as housing, medical and mental health care, meals, job
training, drug treatment, HIV prevention education, and social support
to more than 20,000 homeless and low-income New Yorkers living with HIV
and AIDS.
One of the ways in which Housing Works pay for these
programs is through social enterprise businesses. Their chain of thrift stores is one of these businesses. While there are a number of paid
employees in the store, a great deal of much needed help comes from
regular and one time volunteers. By spending a few hours in the store
we will be part of a much larger effort and will also get to see and
learn firsthand about a social enterprise business. We will be
completing store related tasks that may include organizing merchandise,
restocking shelves, moving furniture etc. I hope you will join us!
If you plan on joining us please RSVP to Bara4987@gmail.com with the subject heading “Serve Together”
