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General Agency Information |
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| Name: | California Grey Bears |
| Address: |
2710 Chanticleer Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95065 Driving Directions |
Contact Information |
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| Primary Phone: | 831-479-1055 |
| Fax: | 831-479-8465 |
| Email: | info@greybears.org |
| Website: | https://www.greybears.org |
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| Description: | Grey Bears is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports seniors, reuses and recycles resources, and provides volunteer opportunities to create a healthy, vibrant community. |
| Mission: | Grey Bears improves the health and well-being of seniors and our community through food distribution, volunteerism, resource conservation and recycling. |
| Programs: | Distribute – The Healthy Food program delivers a weekly shopping bag of fresh produce and healthy staples to 3,800 seniors throughout Santa Cruz County. Please visit the website to learn more. Recycle – Grey Bears operates three recycling centers for the general public: at our main campus on Chanticleer Avenue in Santa Cruz (including e-waste and appliances and Styrofoam #6), and at the Buena Vista Landfill in Watsonville and the Ben Lomond Transfer Station. Reuse and Resell – The Thrift Store, Computer Electronics Store, Hardware and Bookstore offer terrific values on everything for your home, kitchen, office, garden, sport, and entertainment and medical need. Connect-Move-Learn – Grey Bears connects seniors and our community with three annual luncheon events, classes including chair yoga, one-on-one tech help, Spanish and cooking, women’s and men’s support groups, and quarterly Repair Cafés. Glean – The Grey Bears Glean Team picks fruit and vegetables during harvest and conducts daily distributions of rescued groceries from 25 markets and bakeries. Contact Grace to help glean or arrange a gleaning crew at your orchard or farm. Glean – The Grey Bears Glean Team picks fruit and vegetables during harvest and conducts daily distributions of rescued groceries from 25 markets and bakeries. Contact Grace to help glean or arrange a gleaning crew at your orchard or farm. Compost – Our six Earth Tubs turn food scraps from the Healthy Food program and 35,000 hot meals served from our kitchen each year into high-quality compost for your garden, and we sell it dirt cheap in the thrift store. |
| Volunteer Info: | Volunteering at Grey Bears is fun, rewarding and a great way to meet other interesting people while serving our community. And you’ll enjoy a healthy hot breakfast and/or lunch, and take home a bag of groceries. Team Grey Bears has been certified as a Volunteer Service Enterprise Point of Light in California. Please contact to learn more. |
| Publications: |
Grey Bears Quarterly Newsletter Healthy Eating Newsletter |
| Languages other than English: | Spanish |
| Accommodations for Disabled Persons: | Contact for Information |
| Public Transportation: | Available Within One Block |
| Eligibility: | Ages 55 and over |
| Fees: | Varies |
| Areas Served: | Santa Cruz County |
| Funding Source: | Varies |
Subject Headings |
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| Subject Headings: |
Clothing Clothing Banks Computer Classes Computers Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations Disaster/emergency services volunteer opportunities Electronic Waste Recycling Food Food Distribution Homebound Meals Medical Equipment/Supplies Older Adults Private Nonprofits Recycling Recycling Centers SSI Recipients Volunteer Opportunities |
| This agency was last updated on April 13, 2020. | |