Mercy Brown Bag Program

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Come join us for a few hours. The June schedule (on our website) has lots of slots open. From our volunteer survey:

Thank you Assemblymember Buffy Wicks for all of your support throughout the year and this #HungerActionWeek because #HungerHurts

Let’s give a warm welcome to our new Volunteer Coordinator, Jen Werner! Jen has been volunteering with the program for over 3 years in various capacities. When the pandemic hit, Jen stepped up in a major way to help answer the literally hundreds of incoming calls and messages and helped sign up many new Mercy Brown Bag Recipients. Jen continues to be in regular communication with recipients to ensure that they are receiving the service they need. You may also have seen her at the Chapman warehouse where she routinely has been helping Jazmin work with DoorDash Dashers. Thank you so much, Jen!

Meet Alex, a St. Mary's College of CA BA in Leadership and Organizational Studies student who is helping us pick up bread donations from Grand Bakery weekly, even after his school project ended! : https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/leadership-program-student-alex-’21-aids-oakland-nonprofit-focused-on-seniors (And there is a gofund.me/2d9eb7d9)

New Grocery Store here we come!!

Meet Armando! The last of the St. Mary’s College of CA Leadership & Organizational Studies team who continues to do amazing work with us even after their project is over! (Their GoFundMe page (link in article) is almost to its goal- please help us reach it) https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/leadership-program-student-jesus

We are fighting for food security during #HungerActionWeek because we see how it impacts the men and women we serve and it breaks our hearts. #NoMoreMissingMeals

Last week we were able to provide fresh bread to our seniors!

We are so excited for Andrew on the birth of his beautiful baby girl, Milliana Rose! Congratulations Andrew and Kaitlyn! Welcome and Blessings to you little Milli!

The January volunteer sign up is now available! Thank you in advance to all our loyal volunteers none of this could be done without you!

2020 showed us how to do home deliveries, give out 800,000 more pounds of food, and love 2,000 more folks!2020 showed us how to do home deliveries, give out 800,000 more pounds of food, and love 2,000 more folks!

Have a wonderful holiday seasonno matter what celebrate, be sure to stay safe and joyful!