All About Food

Food service is a large part of what we do here. Learn about ways you can serve through the power of food.

 
 
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MEAL SERVICE & MEAL FRIEND

Number of People: 1-3 per meal          

Time Commitment: 1.5 hours

Frequency Needed:  Lunch & Dinner, 7 days a week.  You may choose to do a single meal or join us weekly or monthly.

Time of Day: Lunch 11:15-12:30 PM, Dinner 4:15-5:30 PM

What you will be doing:  Our staff can cook and serve every meal.  We are looking for people that love to serve people and connect with them. Our clients just need authentic friends.  When serving a meal, you may:

·        Arrive 15 minutes before the stated mealtime.

·        Help with last minute meal prep and room set up.

·        Wear appropriate health gear (gloves and hair nets and closed toed shoes)

·        Politely interact with guests as they come through the food line and fill their plates with food.

·        As the line dies down, you are encouraged to join our clients at the meal table and interact with them.

·        Help with minimum clean up, as necessary.

Meal Friend’s simply come in and eat a meal with us and interact with clients.  No agenda other than to use the meal as an excuse to interact and love on people.

 

KITCHEN HELP/CLEANING/PREP

Number of People: 1

Time Commitment: 2 hours

Frequency Needed: Morning, afternoon and evening time slot, 7 days a week.

Time of Day: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM and/or 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

What you will be doing:

You are essentially the chef’s assistant.  You will be working side by side with our cook to ensure the meal is prepared; the dining hall is prepped and the kitchen is clean before each meal.  Your role will include a variety of jobs and may differ each day.

  • Assist in meal preparations

  • Cut veggies, open cans, bake cakes, cook pastas

  • Mop floors, clean stoves, clean service line

  • Wash dishes

  • Take trash and recycling to dumpsters

  • Deep clean large items

  • Receive food donations

  • Transport food in and out of walk-in fridge and freezer

  • Organize donations

  • Varying tasks that the cook may need!

 
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ADOPT A MEAL

Number of People: 1 – 20  (Typically small groups combine talents and resources to cook a meal for approximately 100 people.)

Time Commitment: 1 hour in serving the meal, 2 plus hours (depending on your choice of menu) to prepare the meal.

Frequency Needed: Friday, Saturday and Sunday are our greatest needs, but we serve meals 3 times a day, 7 days a week and we want to connect with your availability. 

            You can commit to a one-time opportunity or ideally you would commit to one meal each month.   (Example…the 1st Saturday evening meal of every month.)  Serving the meal can be optional.  You are welcome to stay and serve our clients, but feel free simply to drop off your meals as well.

Time of Day: Meals happen daily:  Breakfast 7-8, Lunch 11:30-12:30, Dinner 4:30 – 5:30.

What you will be doing:

·        Plan your menu – You do not need approval from us.  You will be preparing food for 100 people.  While you may bring whatever you want, do not feel obligated to overcook.  Our daily menu consists of one main dish, one side dish and dessert.  You may bring more.  We encourage a healthy diet for our clients.

·        Buy food and prepare the meal – You may cook offsite and bring the meal fully prepared OR you may bring your food here and use our facilities.

·        Arrive early with plenty of time to cook and serve each meal.  We try to serve our clients in a timely manner.

·        Serve the meal. (Optional) Our staff will be here to give guidance and serve alongside you. 

·        As you are comfortable, we encourage you to eat with and engage the clients in authentic conversation. 

·        Help with clean up as available.

 

HOLIDAY & SPECIAL OCCASION COOKING

Number of People: 1 – 20  (Typically small groups combine talents and resources to cook a meal for 75 people.)

Time Commitment: 1 hour in serving the meal, 2 plus hours (depending on your choice of menu) to prepare the meal.

Frequency Needed: Easter Breakfast, Christmas Breakfast, Christmas Dinner, Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Breakfast, New Year’s Eve…. other special occasions. 

Time of Day: Meals happen daily:  Breakfast 7-8, Lunch 11:30-12:30, Dinner 4:30 – 5:30

What you will be doing:

·        Plan your menu – You do not need approval from us.  You will be preparing food for 100 people.  While you may bring whatever you want, do not feel obligated to overcook.  Our daily menu consists of one main dish, one side dish and dessert.  You may bring more or less.  We encourage a healthy diet for our clients.

·        Buy food and prepare the meal – You may cook offsite and bring the meal fully prepared OR you may bring your food here and use our facilities.

·        Arrive early with plenty of time to cook and serve each meal.  We try to serve our clients in a timely manner.

·        Serve the meal.  Our staff will be here to give guidance and serve alongside you

  • Fill to go boxes at the end of the meal to hand out to the community.

·        As you are comfortable, we encourage you to eat with and engage our clients in authentic conversation. 

·        Help with clean up as you are available.