ESM Food Collection

The First Sunday of every Month: 
ESM depends on First Pres for our large food collection the first Sunday of each month.  Will you help collect the food at one of our stations - Weber Street parking lot, Bijou Street (main) entrance, or the plaza entrance?  The time commitment is short and it is a great opportunity to meet and greet people as they drop off their donations.  Time shifts are 30 minutes prior to each service: 7:50 - 8:20; 9:15 - 9:45, or 10:20 - 11:10. Sunday, February 5 is our next day of collections. 

Remember that food banks are low especially at this time. 
 

ESM

The first Sunday of each month we collect food for the pantry at ESM to feed the hungry.  
 Most needed items for ESM

  • Pork 'n beans
  • Small peanut butter
  • Canned soup
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Spaghetti sauce
  • Personal hygiene items (disposable razors, toothbrushes and toothpaste, feminine hygiene products)
  • Toilet paper

 

VOLUNTEER NEEDS AT ESM: 

In-take counselors who meet one-on-one with clients to determine needs and how ESM can provide services.  Volunteer chooses hours M - F between 9;00 - 11:30 or 12:30 - 3:00.  Orientation and training provided.

Housing Department  Counselor - one-on-one with clients to determine rent or utilities assistance needs and how ESM can help.  Volunteers needed Tueday evenings, 5:00 - 7:30.  Orientation and all training provided. 

On call volunteers - willing to be called "as needed" when regular volunteers are sick or on vacation. 

Shower Attendant If you have a few extra hours a week you could volunteer for a shift registering people and giving towels & instructions as they come for showers. Must be 17 or older.

For more information or to volunteer, please conact the Volunteer Director at ESM, Kissy Gray, 228-6785.