Events Calendar

Saturday 5/11/24

• Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Glide Free Meals Program

  May 11, 2024

  9:30 am to 11:30 am

  Glide Foundation

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T00:00:00 2024-05-11T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Glide Free Meals Program GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through their integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, they empower individuals, families and children to achieve stability and thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE is a leading social services organization in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood as well as a social justice movement and spiritual community, dedicated to strengthening and transforming lives. GLIDE welcomes all in need of care and community. Our Daily Free Meals program serves a diverse cross-section of homeless and insecurely housed individuals and families as well as low-income working people, and senior citizens and differently abled folks on small fixed incomes. GLIDE’s Daily Free Meals Program prepares and distributes bag lunches and dinners for community members who may not be able to make it to our meal times. Volunteers will help assemble sandwiches and bag them up with other goodies like fruits, vegetables and snacks. Glide Foundation — 330 Ellis Street true

• Yale Day of Service: CA, Los Angeles - Reading to Kids

  May 11

  8:30AM – 12:00PM

  Los Angeles Elementary Schools

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T08:30:00 2024-05-11T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, Los Angeles - Reading to Kids

  Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization that works with the Los Angeles School District in 8 schools to inspire a love of reading for K-5 students. On the 2nd Saturday of each month, students participate in reading clubs with a monthly theme.

  • Volunteers are paired together to read a designated book and then do arts & crafts (materials are supplied).
  • Volunteers will be provided with training that morning; each grade has a Grade Level Coordinator who will provide additional tips and information.
  • No preparation is necessary; a tip sheet with suggested (not mandatory) discussion questions, vocabulary, and arts & crafts is provided.  

  Minimum Age: 18

  Registration for the May 11 program will open on or shortly after April 14. Once you register, you can pick any school you like. After you pick a school there is a drop down menu to select "Yale University" in the group section.

  Meet other Reading to Kids volunteers after the Clubs at El Cholo Restaurant, 1121 S. Western Ave.

  Contact: Karen Green '78 (Los Angeles Elementary) ; Emily Sandersfeld '79 (Politi Elementary) 

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• Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - St. Anthony's Foundation Meal Service

  May 11

  9:30AM – 1:30PM

  St. Anthony's Foundation

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T09:30:00 2024-05-11T13:30:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - St. Anthony's Foundation Meal Service Founded in 1950, St. Anthony’s is the most comprehensive safety net service center in San Francisco. Every day, they provide essential services, health care, and gateways to stability to families and individuals in need. Everyone who comes through their doors joins the St. Anthony’s family and helps them create a future where all people flourish. Their mission is to feed, heal, shelter, clothe, lift the spirits of those in need, and create a society in which all persons flourish. This mission is guided by five values: healing, community, personalism, justice, and gratitude. Yale Day of Service volunteers will be working in the dining room, helping with a cafeteria style meal service. We can expect to work behind the line and as servers and bussers. St. Anthony's Foundation — 121 Golden Gate Avenue false

  

• Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Marin Food Bank

  May 11

  10:45AM – 1:00PM

  SF - Marin Food Bank Illinois Warehouse

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T10:45:00 2024-05-11T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Marin Food Bank The mission of the SF-Marin Food Bank is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin. They address hunger head-on – from their food pantry network and home-delivered groceries to CalFresh (food stamp) enrollment. Every week, over 53,000 households count on them for food assistance. 60% of what they distribute to these households is fresh fruit and vegetables. We will be working at the Illinois Warehouse building grocery bags for home delivery. SF - Marin Food Bank Illinois Warehouse — 1050 Marin Street false