Opportunity Details
Kitchen & Food Prep Volunteer
Volunteer Position Purpose:
To help prepare and package medically tailored meals and groceries for neighbors across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia who are living with a serious illness.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Assist Food & Friends kitchen staff with food prep and packaging tasks, which may include chopping vegetables, portioning soup, assembling meal trays, and packing grocery bags. Tasks vary by shift, so flexibility is appreciated.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No prior experience necessary — training is provided at the start of your shift. Must be at least 14 years old (volunteers ages 14–15 must be accompanied by an adult). Closed-toe shoes and sleeves covering the shoulder are required; hairnets, gloves, and aprons are provided and required throughout your shift.
Time Commitment:
Shifts run 2–3 hours, Monday–Friday between 9 am and Noon, and Monday–Thursday between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. We ask for a minimum commitment of 4 hours per month for at least 6 months.
Event Information:
Food & Friends prepares and delivers over 2.2 million medically tailored meals each year to neighbors across a 5,300-square-mile service area spanning DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Kitchen volunteers are essential to getting each meal prepped, packaged, and ready for delivery, without them, this level of service wouldn't be possible.
Other Information:
- All volunteers age 19+ must pass a background check before their first shift
- Enter through the front door and sign in at reception
- No food, drink, or cell phone use permitted at workstations
- Avoid dangling jewelry (plain ring bands and medical bracelets are fine)
Health & Wellness
People with Health-based Concerns
Age Minimum (with Adult): 14+, Minimum Age:16+
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