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How to Volunteer


Thank you for your interest in lending a hand. We have many ways for you to get involved and help nourish a neighbor. Want to volunteer as a group? click here.
 

Volunteering at MANNA is as Easy as 1,2,3!

1. Complete a volunteer application

2. Attend our next (mandatory) volunteer orientation at MANNA

3. Join us in the kitchen for your first volunteer shift.

 Upcoming Orientations  

 

 Monday, September 13th at 12:30 PM

Monday, September 27th at 5:30 PM

All potential volunteers MUST complete a volunteer application.Please complete a volunteer application before you attend. 

Questions? Contact Rob Saxon, at 215-496-2662 x120.

 

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Kitchen Shifts

Come to the MANNA Kitchens and help prepare the meals for our clients. You'll be chopping vegetables, cooking and baking, prepping and packaging.

New Kitchen Shift! We need your help to fill our new morning shift:

Tuesday - Friday 7 AM - 10 AM

Monday - Thursday (4 shifts a day): 8 AM -11 AM | 11 AM - 2 PM | 2 PM - 5 PM | 5 PM - 8 PM

Friday (2 shifts a day): 8 AM -11 AM | 11 AM - 2 PM

Packing Shifts: Tuesday - Friday, 6 AM - 9 AM 

Preparation and delivery of over 875,000 meals annually requires a high degree of organization. MANNA is unique in that in addition to its internal infrastructure, its capacity relies upon sustaining the volunteer corps that comprises 97% of the agency’s workforce.

MANNA was founded on the principle of volunteerism. Providing a means for community volunteers to contribute to the helping others in need is an essential component of MANNA’s mission.
 
MANNA's volunteers are the connecting thread through the nutritional program and continuum of services, providing ongoing support and encouragement to clients. MANNA's meals are prepared and delivered thanks to the caring commitment of more than 1,500 monthly volunteers. Contributing an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 hours of uncompensated service each year to MANNA's kitchen, client delivery routes, administrative offices, and fundraising activities, MANNA volunteers represent a mosaic of caring citizens.
"I came to MANNA in 1991, three years after I retired as a banker. I feel like it’s my organization. It makes me feel good. Needed. I get back so much more than I give. First thing I did was walking deliveries to some of our clients in Center City. I didn't just deliver the meals, I had personal relationships. In many cases, I was their link to the outside world. I felt that I was really doing something.

Once we moved to 23rd and Ranstead Streets, I did more. I delivered, I answered phones, and I stuffed envelopes. Pretty soon I was helping plan distribution. I do whatever's needed. I'm scheduled two days a week, but I live so close I’m always stopping by to do what needs doing.MANNA is like my home. It’s in my heart. I’ve made friends with the staff and other volunteers. MANNA depends on us. It’s more of a commitment than my job was."

-Don, a MANNA volunteer

MANNA is tangible and active. MANNA is a community of people of all ages and walks of life. MANNA invites you to become part of this vital community.
 
MANNA requires that volunteers attend a mandatory Volunteer Orientation before getting started. Orientations are held at MANNA's offices (2323 Ranstead Street) every other Monday, begin promptly, and last approximately 45 minutes.