Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2022
November 12-20
This week is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual, national initiative and an opportunity to shine a light on the problems of hunger and homelessness.
This Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, remember that everyone needs a place to call home! Help Your Way Home provide blankets, coats, socks, medical supplies, and other basic needs for people experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County.
The Your Way Home Initiative Fund helps provide flexible funding for Your Way Home Montgomery County CoC providers to quickly and effectively help families and individuals exit from homelessness to permanent housing.
This Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, donate to the Your Way Home Initiative Fund to give the Gift of Warmth to your neighbors.
Give the Gift of Warmth
GIVE $75 TO HELP ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL FOR ONE NIGHT
GIVE $525 TO HELP ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL FOR ONE WEEK
GIVE $2,250 TO HELP ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL FOR ONE MONTH
FEELING THANKFUL?
HELP 25 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS FOR THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING: $13,000
Montgomery County Community Events
County-Wide Winter Coat Drive
Drop-Off Locations:
Mission First
414 E High St, Pottstown, PA 19464
Time: November 12-20, Mornings 9am-12pm
Contact: Clare Schilling, 610-326-0560, clare@missionfirstpottstown.org
Norristown Hospitality Center One Night Without A Home
Register HERE
Team Up Against Hunger!
Food Drive from November 1-December 16
Click HERE for more information about the food drive, drop-off locations, special events, and how to donate
Vigil with Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Volunteer with Manna on Main Street
Manna on Main Street is a Your Way Home partner that works to end hunger in the North Penn region of Montgomery County. Manna will be distributing Thanksgiving holiday groceries on two days in November. On these days, Manna distributes special holiday specific groceries to Manna’s Market clients.
For the distribution on Weds, Nov 16, Manna needs 12 volunteers to serve 4:00-6:00pm and 13 volunteers to serve 5:45-8:00pm at Manna’s facility in North Penn Commons (606 East Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446). To sign up, email Meg at meg@mannaonmain.org with the Subject Line “Thanksgiving Volunteering” and which time slot you prefer. All volunteers must sign up with Meg ahead of time. Thank you!
Volunteer with the Jewish Relief Agency
The Jewish Relief Agency hosts Food Distributions monthly, where volunteers pack and deliver nutritious food to over 3,400 low-income households in the Greater Philadelphia area. Volunteers gather in our Northeast Philadelphia warehouse on Sunday Nov. 13th to pack boxes of food using our assembly-line style system.
JRA Juniors - 9am-10am: Reserved pacing hour for families with kids under 10! Families pack at a kid-friendly pace down our assembly-style lines, packing boxes of pantry staples, produce, and household supplies into boxes using carts. JRA Juniors creates a great atmosphere for the youngest volunteers in our community, welcoming children as young as a few months, all the way up to those transitioning into middle school.
All Ages Packing - 10am-11:30am: Volunteers carry boxes down the line, while other volunteers place food and other items into the box. Make it to the end, grab another box, and do it again! This process repeats until all food boxes are packed and ready to be distributed. This is a great opportunity for individuals, families, groups of friends, or large volunteer groups!
Food Delivery - 9am-2pm: Volunteers hand-deliver boxes of nutritious kosher food and household items directly to the homes of individuals and families struggling with food insecurity. Volunteers can select a delivery route (or routes!) in advance in a number of different neighborhoods. JRA serves individuals in 90 zip codes throughout Greater Philadelphia. Delivery routes have as few as 1 stop or as many as 15 or 16 stops with an average of around 7 stops. Pick-ups any time between 9am and 2pm.
Weekday opportunities available: Packing on Thursday Nov. 10 and Friday Nov. 11, delivery on Monday Nov. 14 and Tuesday Nov. 15.
For more info, visit: https://jewishrelief.org/volunteer-programs
To sign up: https://form.jotform.com/222893804023151
Health and Human Services Thanksgiving Food Drive - gift card accepted through 11/18
Office of Veteran’s Affairs Canned Food Drive
Want to Help in Your Community? Get involved!
Check out the Your Way Home Partner Organizations to see who is doing work in your community and how you can help!
