Cultivate Hope Corner Store
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Stock shelves for a good cause! The Cultivate Hope Corner Store is a small, nonprofit grocery store owned and operated by local nonprofit Matthew 25. Our vision is to make this community grocery store a vibrant space that brings neighbors together and provides a convenient location for healthy food in a food desert neighborhood. Our store offers a free produce section, affordable to-go meals, and food education as part of our mission to support a strong community, increase food security, invest in local people and neighborhoods, encourage healthy living, and express care for sustainably-grown food.As a nonprofit grocery store, we are always looking for volunteers to help support this vital neighborhood resource. Volunteer tasks include helping customers, stocking and organizing shelves, preparing and serving food, and unloading delivery trucks.Key Tasks and ActivitiesOperating the cash register and helping shoppersPreparing and serving lunch from our lunch counterStocking and organizing shelvesRequirements: Must be 16 years of age or olderTime Commitment: Corner Store hours of operation are 9am-7pm Monday-Saturday. We ask that volunteers please commit to a minimum monthly shift.
About MATTHEW 25
Matthew 25 improves the health of people and neighborhoods by investing in four main pillars: quality affordable housing, healthy food, educational opportunities, and community building. This is done through a range of programs including:Groundswell Cafe: A pay-it-forward eatery where everyone has access to fresh, healthy food, regardless of their ability to pay.Cultivate Hope Urban Farm: The first urban farm in Iowa, where we grow fresh fruits and vegetables without pesticides or herbicides, using sustainable practices. We also offer community garden plots where individuals can grow their own food.Cultivate Hope Corner Store: A small, nonprofit grocery store owned and operated by Matthew 25. Our vision is to make this community grocery store a vibrant space that brings neighbors together and provides a convenient location for healthy food in a food desert neighborhood.Tool Library: A collection of tools and supplies made available to community members and organizations to maintain and improve their homes, gardens and communities.Transform Week: An annual event during which we connect volunteers with homeowners to take on maintenance and repair projects that the homeowners aren't able to do on their own.
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