84A Union Street | Brunswick, ME | 04011 | 207-725-2716
Volunteer Information & Video!
Most Needed Food Items
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Downloadable Volunteer Documents
February 2012
We appreciate our volunteers! View this mini-video to see our volunteers in action!
Feb 2012 Volunteer Newsletter no Text Boxes.pdf
2-2012 SK Schedule wed start[1].pdf
2-12 Food Bank Schedule.pdf
Food Pantry February 2012 (Autosaved)[1].pdf
Canned Baked Beans - currently most needed!
Spaghetti Sauce
Tomato Products (canned tomatoes, sauce, etc.)
We invite you to drop off items at our offices (back door) on 84A Union Street, Brunswick anytime Monday - Friday between 8:30 and 2PM.
Thank you!
We provide food assistance to over 1,200 families in need each year.Our staff and 250 dedicated volunteers provide seven programs that ensure our clients receive food assistance as well as help building skills to live self-sufficient and healthy lifestyles.
The mission of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is to reduce hunger by providing food assistance, sustainable living education and referral services to households living at or below poverty in Brunswick, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Harpswell, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, and Topsham.
Our organization is governed by a dedicated 15 person volunteer Board of Directors.
Our Directors are:
Rita Nelson, Chair; Bennet Barnes, Vice Chair; Barbara Nodiff, Secretary; Carol O'Donnell, Treasurer; Claudia LaBella Adams; Howard Bliss; Elizabeth Boyajian; Mike Boyd; Pat Currier; Ethan Minton; Georgette Morrell; Douglas Rice; Rebecca Sandlin; Kathy Savoie; Jamie Tatham.
"I would like to express my thanks to the Soup Kitchen for making it possible for people such as me to come for meals. I thank all the wonderful volunteers that serve, and those who make it possible by donating to MCHPP. Without it, I could not make it."
"Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program's Food Pantry was a real life saver when I lost my job. It would have been some real lean times without it."
"Let me share with you one thing that brings sunshine every other week. This is when the Food Pantry (Reaching Elders Program) delivers a carton of food to my door. Without it, many weeks I would not have a piece of fresh fruit or even a loaf of bread."
Soup Kitchen
We serve hot meals 5 days per week, Monday through Friday from 11:00 - 12:15PM. Our meals vary daily, and are prepared with attention to nutrition, variety and tastiness.
We serve an average of 120 meals per day. Nine volunteers run the kitchen and serve meals each day.
To volunteer to work in the kitchen, stop by our offices or contact Soup Kitchen Coordinator, Annette Muttel 729-8647 x15 or am_mchpp.org
Food Pantry
We provide food items to income eligible families, who can visit every 14 days. We offer fresh fruits and vegetables, personal care items, deli choices, canned goods, bread and pastries and meat.
Last year, over 1000 households were served in the Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is open Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
To volunteer in the Pantry, stop by our offices or contact Sue Elsaesser , Food Pantry Coordinator, 725-1151 x11 or email at se_mchpp.org
Food Bank
Monday through Friday, Food Bank volunteers collect and help sort the meats, produce, breads and pastries donated to our agency by local supermarkets. Volunteers work closely with Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen volunteers to insure an adequate supply of non-perishable food products. When necessary, Food Bank volunteers make trips to Good Shepherd Food Bank in Lewiston to purchase needed items.
The Food Bank also prepares boxes of food for pantry consumers and shut-in deliveries.
To volunteer to work in the Food Bank, stop by our offices or contact Rob Curtin, Food Bank Coordinator, 729-8647 x16 or rc_mchpp.org.
Reaching Elders Program
We prepare and deliver boxes of food to homebound elderly individuals and disabled families two times each month.
Thirty-five families receive these food supplies each month through this Program.
To volunteer to pack and deliver boxes, please contact Theo Cook, Food Bank Assistant at 207- 8647 x 19.
Food Security Coalition
The Food Security Coalition provides support and networking for food pantries in the Mid Coast area to increase their capacity to serve families in need.
The Coalition was established by the United Way of Midcoast Maine, and is housed and staffed at MCHPP.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Food Security Coalition Coordinator, Mary Turner at 207-729-8647 x 18 or by email at mt_mchpp.org.
Education and Outreach
We offer a strategies for sustainable living educational program focused on assisting low-income clients to become more self-sufficient and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Workshops have covered such topics as money management, healthy lifestyles, coping with depression and stress, managing diabetes and how to assess job skills and interview for a job.
For more information about these programs, contact Cyndy Carney at 207-725-2716 or email cc_mchpp.org.
Summer Feeding Program
The Summer Feeding Program provides meals to children in summer camps in the greater Brunswick area beginning in June each year. Summer 2010 will be the third year running this program.
We provide these meals through Brunswick Recreation Department, the Riverview Foundation and Family Focus.
For more information, contact Executive Director, Cyndy Carney at 207-725-2716 or by email at cc_mchpp.org.
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers aret the heart of our organization. 144 dedicated individuals volunteer each week to ensure food and hope are provided to people in need in the greater Brunswick area. Volunteers cook and serve food in the Soup Kitchen, pack boxes and deliver meals to homebound elders through the Reaching Elders Program, stock the Food Pantry, and process and organize tons of food in our Food Bank.
If you are interested in lending a hand, please call us at 207-725-2716 or stop by during our business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM - 2PM.
DONATE
We rely on the kindness of our giving neighbors to keep our
doors open. For every dollar you donate, we are able to
purchase $8 worth of food. Your dollars go far with MCHPP!
Please note that if you choose to give online, 4.5% of your donation goes to processing of these donations by our online vendor. Some of our donors have been surprised by this, so we want you to be aware up front.
FOOD DRIVES
Organize a food drive at your school, church, business or in your neighborhood! Food drives are easy, fun and a great way to support people in need in our community. We make it easy for you by helping to arrange pick up, creating flyers to advertise your event and sharing lists of "much needed" food and personal care items. Call Karen Parker, Program Director at 725-2716 ext. 18 to discuss hosting a food drive today!
OUR STAFF
Pictured from left to right:
Cyndy Carney, Executive Director
207-725-2716, cc_mchpp.org
Joan McGloin, Administrative Assistant,
729-8647 x12, jm_mchpp.org
Rob Curtin, Food Bank Coordinator
729-8647 x16, rc_mchpp.org
Mary Turner, Food Security Coalition
207-729-8647 x18, mt_mchpp.org
Patty Kimball, Development/Communications
725-2716 x20, pk_mchpp.org
Theo Cook, Food Bank Assistant,
729-8647 x19, tc_mchpp.org
Karen Parker, Program Director
725-2716 x17, kp_mchpp.org
Sue Elsaesser, Food Pantry Coordinator
725-1151 x11, se_mchpp.org
Annette Muttel, Soup Kitchen Coordinator
729-8647 x15, am_mchpp.org
Henry Haley, Custodian (sadly, not pictured).
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
Call us: +207-725-2716
Stop by: 84A Union Street, Brunswick, ME 04011
Office Hours 8:30AM - 2PM, Monday through Friday
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Hinkley, our agency mascot.
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