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Brown Bag Program with Somerville - Cambridge Elder Services

Somerville Cambridge Elder Services (SCES) offers resources, information, advice, and services to seniors, caregivers and disabled people.
 
The bags will include a variety of foods to meet the nutritional needs of this population. The Brown Bag Program is a collaboration and partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank and Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services. Low-income seniors will receive a brown bag consisting of 10-15 pounds of nutritious groceries once a month.
 
Volunteers will be assembling approximately 650 bags for the Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Brown Bag Program. Duties will include transferring goods (from boxes into bags), moving and breaking down boxes for disposal, counting completed bags and placing them in the storage location 

Kid Friendly, 13+. All volunteers under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years old.


T-Accessible, Orange Line (Sullivan and bus connection). This project is reserved for Boston Cares members who have attended an orientation.

All volunteers under 18 years old must bring a Permission Form signed by a parent or guardian to give to the Project Leader. Please contact youth@bostoncares.org or 617-422-
0910 x 208. if you would like to bring youth to this project. 
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Senior Services
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Age Minimum (with Adult): 13+, Minimum Age:13+

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