[Ed. Note: The volunteer coordinator for UDC CAUSES passed along the following note regarding volunteer opportunities at the university’s food hub located on the Lamond-Riggs campus at South Dakota Avenue and Galloway Street NE]

From UDC CAUSES

My name is Michele Bassler and I am the Volunteer Coordinator at the University of DC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES). I would love to help connect you in a meaningful way with the Lamond-Riggs Urban Food Hub (formerly Bertie Backus) at 5171 South Dakota Avenue.

There are regular volunteer opportunities at Lamond-Riggs where you can support urban and sustainable agriculture projects that address food insecurity, healthy nutrition and quality of life in DC. Please click here to learn more and sign up in our volunteer platform, Golden Volunteer.

Also, I want to announce that next week we are holding a Volunteer Program Information Session for any community members who are new to volunteering with CAUSES or are interested in learning more. There are two options to attend:

• Tuesday, September 26th, 5:00pm-6:00pm (in person at UDC Van Ness Campus)
• Thursday, September 28th, 6:30pm-7:30pm (via Zoom)

The agenda includes an overview of all of our volunteer opportunities in areas such as food security, healthy nutrition, youth mentoring and urban agriculture that actively contribute to the DC community. You’ll learn how to search and sign-up for opportunities, as well as next steps and the support that you can expect from us. Snacks and giveaways will be provided at the in-person event. Feel free to forward this announcement.   

Pre-registration is required.  Please RSVP by Friday, September 22nd by clicking here.    

If you have any questions or concerns about our volunteer platform, the Volunteer Program Information Session, or the CAUSES Volunteer Program in general, feel free to reach out to me. I am here to help and am happy to chat by phone or via Zoom. I also love visitors to my office on the Van Ness Campus of UDC. I hope to connect with you soon!