Midnight Run

Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless.  Midnight Run coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year, in which volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City. The late-night relief efforts create a forum for trust, sharing, understanding and affection. That human exchange, rather than the exchange of goods, is the essence of the Midnight Run mission.  Midnight Run is not a solution to homelessness. Their goal is to forge a bond between housed and homeless people by establishing a foundation of sharing and caring from which solutions may evolve. Through Midnight Run, volunteers come to see people on the streets as real people, not a commodity. And homeless men and women interact with mainstream adults and teenagers whose commitments and concerns go beyond their own lives and families.

• When you sign up, you will be expected to lead efforts to collect clothing and toiletries.  
• Meet on Friday the 21st at 5pm for the evening.  During this time, you will organize goods, make sandwiches, and pack the vans.  Dinner will be served.
• Leave for the evening.  Return to Maher Ave around 12:30am.
  
  Sign up will be active Friday, October 7th at 11:35am