Our Programs

Programs Built Around Real Needs

Every program starts with a conversation, not a form. Here's how we show up for our neighbors, week after week.

Grovehaven Alliance runs three core programs, each built around a need our neighbors told us mattered most: reliable food, direct outreach for people sleeping outside or in crisis, and regular company for seniors who spend too much time alone. Together, they reach more than 1,200 neighbors every month.

Four volunteers in matching sweatshirts sort fresh produce, canned goods, and bottled water into a food-donation box

Food Security

Fresh Table Food Access

Fresh Table is our weekly food access program, built to feel less like a food bank line and more like grocery shopping with a friend. Every week, volunteers pack boxes of fresh produce, pantry staples, and household basics sourced from local farms and grocery partners, then distribute them at three neighborhood sites and through a mobile pantry route for people who can't easily travel.

Weekly grocery boxes with fresh produce, protein, and pantry staples
A mobile pantry route for homebound and mobility-limited neighbors
Partnerships with local farms and grocers to help reduce food waste
No paperwork or proof of need required — just show up

Want to help pack boxes? Volunteer shifts run every Tuesday and Saturday. Sign up here →

Direct Outreach

Neighborhood Outreach

Twice a week, outreach teams walk familiar routes through our community carrying water, hygiene kits, over-the-counter medicine, and warm layers in colder months. It's slow, relational work — the same volunteers return to the same corners, building the kind of trust that eventually opens the door to housing referrals, medical care, or simply a conversation someone needed.

Water, snacks, and hygiene kits on every outreach walk
Basic first aid and over-the-counter medicine access
Seasonal supply drives for warm layers and cooling essentials
Direct referrals to housing, healthcare, and counseling partners

Outreach teams head out every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Join a team →

Three volunteers stand together at an outdoor aid station stocked with water bottles and supply boxes labeled Medicine and Aid

Two volunteers sit with an older man on a sofa, looking through a photo album together during a companion visit

Elder Companionship

Companion Visits

Isolation is one of the quietest hardships we see. Companion Visits pairs a volunteer with a homebound or isolated senior for a weekly visit — sometimes that means running an errand or helping with a device, and just as often it means sitting on the couch, looking through old photo albums, and simply listening.

Weekly one-on-one visits, thoughtfully matched for compatibility
Help with errands, technology, and light paperwork
Regular check-in calls between in-person visits
A standing companion for holidays and hard anniversaries

New volunteers are paired after a short orientation and a background check. Get started →

And More

A Few More Ways We Show Up

Emergency Assistance Fund

Short-term help with an overdue utility bill or a bus pass to a job interview, when a small gap threatens a bigger fall.

Community Garden

A shared growing space where neighbors grow food, trade tips, and get their hands in the dirt together.

Holiday Give Back

Gift drives and shared meals each winter so the holidays feel a little lighter for families going through a hard stretch.

Youth Mentorship

One-on-one mentoring and homework support for young neighbors navigating school and everything around it.

Find the Program That Fits You

Whether you have an hour a week or a monthly gift to give, there's a program that needs exactly what you can offer.

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