Mitzvah Corps

CBI is now a “supporting partner” to Temple Beth-El for Family Promise, a local non-profit organization providing intensive case management to homeless families. Family Promise has the highest success rate of any family shelter program in the area with 93% of participants currently housed for one- to two-week periods.  Prepare and serve dinners and/or stay overnight with these families in their group housing. Volunteers must attend a training session. 
Sign up to volunteer or for a training by click here prior to our next partner hosting on November 11-18. CBI’s Dorothy Bowser serves on the Board of Family Promise and can also provide information at 917-584-5094.

Participating congregations provide congregational housing for one- to two-week periods while volunteers, including those from “supporting partners,” provide dinner meals and/or sleep overnight to safeguard the guests, approximately 12 people (4 families) at any one time.  Family Promise of Pinellas County works together with churches and synagogues to provide temporary housing, food, job finding and budget training assistance to needy families. Volunteer: Prepare and serve dinners and/or stay overnight with these families in their group housing. In addition to housing and food, Family Promise provides job finding assistance and budget training. 

Anita Helfand has been sending cards designed by our children to shut-ins and people who are ill. As you can imagine, she could use help with this worthwhile project. Volunteer from the comfort of your home or visit some of our hospitalized members.  Please contact Anita at anita1121@msn.com

Drop in to help at the Food Pantry on the 3rd Monday of every month from 9:00 to 12 noon. Contact Debbie Sokolov at debbie.sokolov@stpetersburgfreeclinic.org.

Volunteers are needed to care for Fall’s plantings of carrots, strawberries, kale, parsley, dill, chamomile, rosemary and vinca flowers. Our goal is to grow our garden into a much larger farm in our overflow parking area and donate fresh veggies to food pantries! Learn about what is growing at CBI – Contact Michael at b21gator@gmail.com