Bonita Springs Assistance Office Needs Volunteers

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Feb. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- (BONITA SPRINGS, FL)Bonita Springs Assistance Office (http://www.bonitaassistance.org/) (BSAO) is looking for volunteers for seasonal and year round help. People are needed to stock shelves and assist clients with food selection in the Choice food pantry. Database entry, general office work and anyone with experience in Giftworks fundraising software are also desired. Flexible hours and days are available for all volunteers. For more information, call 239-992-3034 or stop by at 25300 Bernwood Dr., Unit 6, Bonita Springs, FL 34135.  Bonita Springs Assistance Office is a United Way partner agency.

Bonita Springs Assistance Office, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, has served the greater Bonita Springs, FL area since 1979. BSAO’s goal is to help ordinary people who have encountered a temporary financial hardship, pay for expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, clothing, food, or health needs. The goal is to foster independence and self-reliance through education and by bridging the financial needs of the recipients.

BSAO was the first agency in South Lee County to offer the most complete Choice Food Pantry, allowing families and individuals do their own grocery selection according to their needs, eating habits and health conditions. The pantry provides canned food, fresh produce, dairy, baked items, frozen meats, and toiletries and diapers. BSAO also partners with United Way of Lee County and Harry Chapin Food Bank to organize monthly food distributions via mobile pantries during the summer months.

In addition to the food pantry, BSAO provides money management classes and referrals to other social service organizations who may be better served in answering the clients’ needs.