Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Mama's Kitchen


Greetings from San Diego!
As you may know at Try Change we like to highlight individuals and organizations that are making a difference in their community.


Tonight we bring you Mama’s Kitchen. As noted on their website

“Mama's Kitchen delivers three nutritional meals a day, seven days a week at no charge to men, women and children living with AIDS or cancer. Additionally, Mama's Kitchen provides pantry services (Mama's Pantry) to people affected by AIDS. Through these services, we are able to provide food, compassion and hope to over 1,500 people annually living throughout San Diego County”

Some people may think that AIDS is no longer a threat to our community. Nothing could be further from the truth. There was over 65,000 people living with HIV (not AIDS) or with AIDS at the end of 2007, and reported AIDS case rates in 2007 in California.
How can you help?
At Mama's Kitchen a family of volunteers provides critical support for their mission and all the difference in the lives of their clients, whether they volunteer for a few hours a day, a week or a month. Many of the volunteers have made new friends that last a lifetime!
It’s easy to get started. Your first step is to attend a volunteer orientation.

All Orientation sessions are held at our main facility, 1875 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101. We are located on the ground floor of the church building at the corner of Second and Fir. Please use the adjacent parking lot and enter at that same level.
As a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization, Mama's Kitchen respects the right to privacy of all citizens, but also has a responsibility to make every attempt to provide the safest environment for our clients and volunteers. As a result of this responsibility, staff and volunteers are required to participate in reference checks. Please be prepared to provide us with the email addresses of two people whom we may contact. These should not be relatives, but should be teachers, employers or other community members.


To confirm orientation dates and times or for more information, contact us at 619.233.6262 or by email at bill@mamaskitchen.org

At Try Change we salute Mamas Kitchen!



At Try Change we feel we can all make a difference. For us, we donate 10% of all our profits to Volunteers of America which serves the homeless in the DC,VA & MD areas. We also adopt a homeless family during the holiday season, donate clothes as well as hold an annual Charity yard sale for VOA.


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