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September 24, 6-8pm
Park View Mennonite Church
6:00pm Mixer with Mocktails and Silent Auction
6:45pm Dinner begins
7:30pm Presentation and Testimony
OCP is Hiring !!!
Assistant Kitchen Manager
OCP is hiring for the open position of 3/4 to full time Kitchen Assistant Manager. This is a key position that provides all food related services and backup to the lead kitchen manager. But it’s much more than just cooking and managing a kitchen, it’s working with our homeless and marginalized population. The work is challenging but highly meaningful. Come join our team! To apply, read the full job description found here: found here. $30k – $38k. Very good vacation and sick leave benefits, and health reimbursement program up to $6000. For questions, write Sam@OurCommunityPlace.org.
Community Center & Housing Case Manager
OCP is hiring for the open position of full time Case Manager. This is a management position and participates in the case management team to assist our community members (clients) to identify and meet their life goals, whether getting needed ID’s, disability income, employment, or housing. This position works with people in our Community Center as well as those we’ve housed to help prevent their return to homelessness. The work is challenging but highly meaningful. Come join our team! To apply, read the full job description found here: found here. $30k – $40k. Very good vacation and sick leave benefits, and health reimbursement program up to $6000. For questions, write Sam@OurCommunityPlace.org.
To our major sponsors: a HUGE THANK YOU!
RODIUM SPONSORS ($3000)
Matchbox Realty
PALLADIUM SPONSORS ($1000 – $2000)
JZ Engineering
LD&B Insurance and Financial Services
Colman Engineering
TITANIUM SPONSORS ($500)
Blauch Brothers, Inc.
Friendly City Food Coop
Park View Federal Credit Union
Allstate
Evermore Construction
Herr Construction
Dynamic Aviation
Harrisonburg Electric Commission
Design Concrete Builders
Frazier Quarry
GOLD SPONSORS ($250)
Weaver’s Flooring America
Everence Foundation
Flora Pettit Law Offices
Sam’s Construction
BrydgeWorks Glass Studio
Grassroots Landscaping
SILVER SPONSORS ($100)
Boboko Cafe
Cavalier
Blue Ridge Hearing Center
Beachy Arehart CPA’s
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