Serve Kindness Through a Meal
Explore how your team team can make a difference at Freedom House. Serving dinner or lunch can show families that you care for them and their future.
Role Overview
Meal Service plays a vital role in fostering a sense of family and community at Freedom House by preparing and serving meals to residents. Volunteers can choose to cook off-site, use our on-site kitchen, or simply drop off prepared meals. Sharing meals is a key part of bonding and support in the Freedom House community.
Key Responsibilities
- Families love meals that are home cooked or from restaurants they wouldn’t normally eat at. They prefer meals to have less pasta
- We ask that each meal team bring 2 gallons of milk or juice mix with your meal
- There is no requirement to provide a desert; however, residents love desert! Please consider deserts lower in refined sugars.
- Please check with our Volunteer Coordinator before serving your meal to see if we have any residents with a food allergy. Please email at volunteer@freedomhousegb.org
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and serve lunch (11:30 am–12:30 pm) or dinner (5:00-6:00 pm), Monday through Friday
- Please arrive between arrive one hour before your meal time to setup and get accustomed to our kitchen
- Use Freedom House’s fully equipped kitchen or prepare meals off-site
- Serve food and interact warmly with residents during mealtimes
- Help with clean-up and kitchen organization as needed
- Service is generally for 35-40 individuals
- Our kitchen can comfortably have up to six volunteers
- Please include the meal you wish to serve when signing up so families and other meals teams know what is on the menu
- We ask that all volunteers serving food to wear appropriate gloves
Skills & Qualifications
- A heart for service and community
- Basic cooking and food preparation skills
- Ability to work well with others and communicate kindly
- Respect for residents and commitment to maintaining a welcoming environment
Time Commitment
- Can vary depending on meal being served. Meal times last one hour and we ask for meal teams to account for arriving one hour early and 30 minutes for cleanup:
- Lunch 11:30 am-12:30 pm
- Dinner 5:00-6:00 pm
- Can volunteer occasionally or on a recurring basis
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