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Wrinklestiltskin t1_j92iqaa wrote

Ozarks Food Harvest is a great place to volunteer. You help sort and package donated food that is sent to families in need. The nonviable food goes to pig farms. I've had great experiences volunteering there in the past.

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dannyjbixby t1_j92k2kw wrote

Another vote for ozarks food harvest. Probably the best non-profit org in town

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the_honeyman t1_j9bsdzg wrote

I agree, but the Drew Lewis Foundation is giving them a run for their money for sure.

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dannyjbixby t1_j9bsztd wrote

Idk I just read the homepage of their website and I still can’t tell you what they do

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the_honeyman t1_j9btwol wrote

The Blue House Project involves buying houses around the Fairbanks, gutting and remodeling them, and then getting low income families into them. I know of at least 5 houses so far, the latest one is their biggest project yet.

The Fairbanks has a multitude of community programs, from food distribution to community meals to a cheap bicycle shop to hosting AIM outreach events to running the Springfield Community Garden's market garden. Oh, and a program teaching community members how to handle finances, that also provides cash incentives and material things like new computers for participation and completion of the program.

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