Category: GBICS Bennington
GBICS Bennington is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to helping people meet their basic needs for food, shelter, clothing, and access to healthcare. Here you can learn about our organization, programs, staff, and the issues we care about.
Welcome to GBICS, Wanda
We’re so excited Wanda Bennett has joined us a GBICS’s new Volunteer and Oral Health Coalition Coordinator. Don’t worry, Penny is still here! She’s taken over as the Kitchen Cupboard Coordinator. Wanda started last week and has already jumped in and visited schools with BOHC. Here are some
Volunteer in Bennington with GBCS
Volunteers are the life-blood of our community. In fact, they make everything we do here at GBCS possible. We have a place for everyone here – from recent retirees to local high school students. Our volunteer opportunities range from highly skilled doctors and nurses to local residents picking up food donations. Because we host a wide range of programs, we need people with a wide range of skills to volunteer with us in Bennington.
We take pride in our work and enjoy offering our services to the community. As a result, we’ve created an environment that feels like home. Our volunteers are a part of the GBCS family! Are you interested in volunteering in Bennington? If so, we’d love to talk to you about your interest.
Volunteer Application
Please return completed applications via email or post:
GBCS
PO Box 702
Bennington, VT 05201
You can access the application by clicking the link below. You may either download the form and fill it out or fill the form online and print it from your browser.
Volunteer in Bennington: Current Available Opportunities
We are always accepting volunteers for the Kitchen Cupboard, Food Fit, and Free Clinic programs. Of course these positions include nurses and doctors, but we also need folks to enter data, stock shelves, and greet guests. Additionally, sometimes there are volunteer opportunities with our other programs. Check below or contact us for current openings.
GBCS (pronounced jee-bix) is a community-based, non-profit organization. We work with people who live in or near poverty in Bennington County, Vermont. Our mission is to help people in Bennington County, Vermont experiencing financial crises meet their basic needs for food, shelter, and access to health care. In other words, our programs aim to improve the health and well-being of Bennington area residents.
The GBCS team understands that living in or near poverty affects your health. That’s why we’re here to help! Because we embrace a philosophy of radical hospitality, we welcome you as a member of our beloved community. We strive to meet you where you are. Together we can identify where you are and where you want to be. We encourage you to bring what you can to the table. In this way, we aim to help you get to a better place.
At GBCS, we pride ourselves on the diversity of people we see. Our waiting rooms are known locally as “the United Nations” of Bennington. We provide services regardless of race, color, national origin, age, ability, sex, gender identity, religion, or political beliefs. Similarly, we don’t discriminate based on marital status, familial or parental status, residency status, sexual orientation, or whether all or part of an individual’s income comes from any public assistance program. When you are at GBCS, you can expect to be treated respectfully. In return we ask that you treat all GBCS’ staff, volunteers, and program participants respectfully as well.
Learning Kitchen
One of the exciting projects that we have accomplished in the past year is the development of our on-site Learning Kitchen. During the summer of 2018, a great team of volunteers from the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity installed cabinetry, counter tops, and appliances into the space we had set aside for this project. […]
Making our world better through art
Thanks to the recent generosity of Bob and Silvia Schechter of Manhattan, NY and Lenox, MA, our lovely, light-filled building at 121 Depot Street is glowing with beauty. The Schechters recently donated three of Bob’s works which now hang in our general reception area and in the nursing station of the Bennington Free Clinic. Colorful […]
Learning to cook more healthfully
The next two sessions of Food Fit are scheduled to begin on Monday, February 18. Both a mid-day and an evening option are available. Food Fit Bennington is a 10-week food, nutrition, cooking and exercise program that encourages eating a healthier diet and increasing physical activity in a non-judgmental group setting. Students come together for […]
GBICS Has New Facilities
2017 was an exciting year for GBICS. Since moving operation into our new home at 121 Depot Street one year ago, we’ve expanded food distribution hours renovated the building. Because of these renovations, we’re offering healthy eating, cooking and nutrition programming in our new our community learning kitchen. The building’s fresh, sunlit spaces are perfect […]