Food Prep and Packaging Volunteer

Thanks for your interest in volunteering at Food & Friends! We could not provide over 1,000,000 medically-specialized meals, friendship, and nutrition counseling every year to our critically-ill neighbors without the support of amazing volunteers like you.

We have volunteers join us for all stages of our food prep, from chopping vegetables, to portioning meals, ladling soups, sealing meals and packing groceries.

Shifts lasts 2-3 hours and run from 6AM-8PM Monday - Thursday and 6AM-12PM Friday and Saturday

You must be at least 14 to volunteer in our kitchen and volunteers under 16 must be accompanied by at adult. (See below for additional details for high school students)

The first step to becoming a Food & Friends volunteer is to attend a virtual new volunteer orientation. You can register here:https://foodandfriends.org/volunteer/

Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the students parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.

Note: Face masks are required and social distancing is practiced at Food & Friends

Here are a few ways for High School students to get involved at Food & Friends:

Youth Chefs Assistants: High School students 16-18 years old may volunteer in the kitchen as Chefs Assistants with parental permission. These shifts are typically 3 hours each and are available Monday Thursday 6am-8pm, and Saturday 8am-10am, 10am-12pm (limited availability). Youth Chefs Assistants must commit to volunteering at least 2x/month until they have completed at least 25 hours total.

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Join a Parent/Guardian on a recurring schedule: High School students 14 & 15 years old may volunteer by joining someone who is 18 years or older. We do not have one-time opportunities for individual adults (over the age of 18) so these volunteers must commit to at least 6 months of service for at least 4 hours each month on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedule. Recurring adult volunteers can bring their high-schoolers along for their shifts.

Delivery Assistant Admin Role - A Delivery Assistants acts as a runner by helping locate packed delivery bags for volunteer delivery drivers upon their arrival, reviewing paperwork with drivers, double checking packed red bags, and helping volunteers load their vehicles. Additionally, assistants will have the opportunity to provide on-site orientations to first-time volunteer delivery drivers. During periods of downtime, delivery assistants will be expected to consolidate bags on carts, organize empty delivery bags, and manage the backdoor for staff and volunteers. Delivery Assistants must be at least 16 years old and will be asked to volunteer at least once a week from 9AM-Noon each week, serving a minimum of 8 hours a month for at least 3 months.

Come as a Group: Get fellow students and a chaperone together and come in to volunteer with us as a group. This requires at least 4 volunteers and one must be a chaperone who is 18 or older. For more information on joining us as a group please click HERE.

***At this time, Food & Friends is not accepting court-ordered service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.***