The form on this page can be filled out: https://www.sharingbread.com/volunteers

Groups are in charge of planning, preparing, and serving the meal and then cleaning up afterwards.

We have a pantry, freezer, and fridge full of food, at the Soup Kitchen, that groups can use to make the meal. Some groups bring their own food (must be prepared in a commercial kitchen), some groups use a combination of their own and ours, and some groups only use the food available at the Soup Kitchen.

No.  The food doesn’t have to be make at our facility, but it does have to be made in a commercial kitchen. We have groups that make the meal at their own church, business, organization’s commercial kitchen and just bring it over to the Soup Kitchen to serve the guests.  We even have groups that keep things super simple for themselves and purchase food from a restaurant, bring it to the Soup Kitchen, and serve it to the guests.

Most groups have about 6-8 people to serve the meal.  Some groups have more and some groups have less.  It is totally up to the group.  Typically if you have younger volunteers, more volunteers would be needed.  The more volunteers used the more groups have time to interact with the guests and the quicker cleanup goes. 

Sunday the doors open at 12:30pm and the meal is served from 1:00-1:30pm, and Monday through Saturday the doors open at 5:00pm and the meal is served from 5:30-6:00pm.  It all depends on what the group decides to make and how early they need to come prepare the meal.  Typically the groups arrive at least a hour before the doors open, but it is all up to the group themselves.  We ask that groups allow enough time so food has the proper time to cook.

Yes!!  We like to meet each group coordinator ahead of time at the Soup Kitchen to show them around, do about a 15 minute orientation, and answer any questions they may have.

Groups are welcome to choose what they make for their meal, as long as it is a healthy, balanced meal.

We do not have any age restrictions.  We think serving at the Soup Kitchen is a wonderful experience for all ages.  We do however ask that any children are supervised at all times while at the Soup Kitchen.

Yes!  We use volunteers for many different things at the soup kitchen.  We use volunteers to help do deep cleaning, mowing the lawn, snow removal, watering trees, ground cleanup, etc.  If you are interested in helping with any of these things the volunteer form can be found here:  https://www.sharingbread.com/volunteers