2011 Homeless Meal Volunteer Schedule

Please find below the schedule for St. John's volunteers for the homeless shelter for 2011.

The volunteer requirement has changed. Instead of providing a casserole for 15, they are asking for bag meals with "sandwich, fruit, chips." Drinks are provided. Please write the sandwich type on the bag (as a courtesy to those who may avoid pork due to religious reasons).

Please get the food to the shelter by 7:00 PM the night of the meal!/

Addendum: they are now allowing folks to provide either bag lunches for 15 or casseroles for 15!

Please consider how many 15-bag-nights you would be willing to sign up for over the upcoming year.

Google Maps Satellite Image of the Shelter

Can be found here.

This field of view shows the door to the facilitator's office on the right and the door to the shelter's kitchen at the bottom.

Link to DCCH

And here is a link to the Dutchess County Coalition for the Homeless, the organization that runs the shelter.

http://www.hudsonriverhousing.org/dcch.html

Driving Directions

Head north on route 9.
At Marist college, take a right on Fulton.
At the end of Fulton, take a left onto Violet Avenue.
At a gas station by a traffic light, take a right onto Cottage Road.
Take the first left onto Cheney Drive.
Take a left up the hill to Snow Terrace.
Veer right to go towards Hillcrest shelter.
Shelter is on your left.

The first view you'll see as you drive up.

And this white door on the right is the entrance to the shelter from the outside.

Front door where you check in to get your key

This is the front door of the Hillcrest complex. When you first arrive (at about 9:00 PM) , you should report to this door so that you can get a key to let you in to the back room of the shelter.

We've got the first Thursday, see?

Here is the board for the Adopt-A-Night shelter sponsors. St. John's is listed here under August 5th. 

They sleep in here

Here one of the sleeping areas. Twelve guests can sleep in here, but more sleeping areas have since been added throughout the building. You do not need to enter this room.

Right side of kitchen

Here is the refrigerator. The shelter provides some beverages each night.

Left side of kitchen

Here is the oven and one of the sinks.

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