Community Engagement: Soup Kitchens
A Meal and More at Christ Church
- Mission: To provide hunger relief
- Contact: 585-454-3878, volunteer@amealandmore.org
- Address: 141 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
- Program Description: Provides nutritious meals and caring friendship to people in need on Wednesdays and Sundays in Rochester
- Volunteer Opportunities: Serving food at the soup kitchen
Cameron Community Ministries
- Website: www.cameronministries.org
- Address: 48 Cameron St., Rochester, NY 14606
- Contact: Jennie Papkin, 585-254-2697, ccmvolunteerc@gmail.com
- Volunteer Opportunities: Working as a clothing house volunteer, hot lunch server after school and summer program volunteer; Help is also needed with the Kids Cafe, Food pantry, Produce days, Donation drives, Food drives, Holiday programs, building/work projects and playground supervision
- Additional Information: Download the volunteer registration forms here
Charles Settlement House, Inc.
- Mission: To help residents access critical human services, and help each attain personal growth, leading to sustainable self-sufficiency; To assist community development for safe, secure and vibrant neighborhoods.
- Contact: Christian Jefferson, 585-328-5453
- Address: 431 Jay Street, Rochester, NY 14611
- Volunteer Opportunities: Help us raise awareness of Charles Settlement and the issues facing the people and communities we serve, donations welcomed; Please contact the agency directly for specific opportunities
- Additional Information: Volunteers must fill out individual registration forms
Corpus Christi Church-Dimitri House
- Mission: To serve our neighbors in need with love and acceptance, joining them on their journey toward self-sufficiency
- Contact: 585-325-1796 or generalinfo@dimitri-house.org
- Website: http://www.dimitri-house.org/
- Address: 102 North Union Street, Rochester, NY 14607
- Volunteer Opportunities: Serving food, washing dishes and engaging with residents; help with food pantry, help with men's shelter as greeters
Family Restoration Projects
- Mission: Family Restoration Project, Inc. (FRP) outreach ministry of New Life Ministries, Inc. is a not-for-profit community organization that is committed to the restoration, reconciliation and well-being of multi-cultural families in the city of Rochester, New York
- Contact: 585-328-9270
- Address: 360 Wellington Ave Rochester NY 14619
- Volunteer Opportunities: To provide emergency food services to identified families within the Southwest Community of Rochester NY
Freddie Thomas Foundation
- Contact: 585-454-4586
- Address: 147 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester NY 14604
- Volunteer Opportunities: Educational fundraising for students of the Rochester Schools
Open Door Mission
- Contact: Lisa Fees, 585-454-6696
- Address: Caring Center at 156 Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY or Crisis Housing Center at 210 West Main Street, Rochester, NY 14608
- Website: https://opendoormission.com/
- Volunteer Opportunities: Serving food at soup kitchen, PB&J factories programs
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality
- Contact: 585-232-3262
- Volunteer Opportunities: Please contact the agency directly for opportunities
St. Martin's Place
- Contact: Sister Claire 585-325-6500
- Volunteer Opportunities: Please contact the agency directly for opportunities