Age requirements: Ages 12+ with guardian, 16+ without guardian. No volunteers under 12 years old.

Location: Mixteca, 245 23rd St, Brooklyn 11215

Suggested donation of $25/volunteer to help cover costs of Brooklyn Org Volunteer Day.

Assist Brooklyn Org with Mixteca’s weekly food distribution, Mercadito Solidario. Mercadito Solidario provides the Mixteca community with fresh nutritious foods such as: fruits and vegetables, including jalapeños, tomatillos, tortillas, plants and herbs, that oftentimes are only found in our communities home countries.

Volunteers will be tasked to distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to our community members. Skills would include: customer service, lifting boxes, setting up the market (setting up tables, small tents, setting up food boxes), cleaning up (assisting with trash, recycling), breaking down after the market is over.

Bilingual English/Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to join this event, but not required.

About Mixteca

Mixteca’s mission is to address critical needs in health, education, social and legal issues facing the burgeoning Mexican and Latin American immigrant community in Brooklyn.