Food Preparation and Distribution

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Activities with Agency Clients, Food Preparation and distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers needed to help host Host homeless families at one of the north shore congregations. This is perfect for families with children at home. It also works very well with couples (friends or sharing the same house). This includes welcoming the guests as they arrive for their evening. Providing dinner and sharing with the guests. If you have children they can play with or read to the guest children after dinner. It is a wonderful experience. Doing God’s work no more than 20 minutes from home. See the video of Kenilworth Union Church families reporting on their experience on the kuc.org look for Family Promise.

Location: Various North Shore communities

Volunteer Ages: Families with young children, Families with teens, Young Adults, Adults

Frequency: One-time, periodic

Frequency Details: This commitment can be for one evening and require as little as 2 hours of time. Scheduled in advance.

Contact Info: Liaison and Board Chair: Richard Day, 847 722 4714

Other Information:

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse, Food Insecurity

Types of Help Needed: Food preparation and distribution

Service Opportunity Details: This volunteer position is responsible for supporting Sarah’s Circle staff members during meal service in the Daytime Support Center or Interim Housing programs. The kitchen support volunteers should be willing to complete a variety of tasks to assist staff in preparing, serving, and cleaning up the meal. Kitchen support volunteers help expand the resources and services available to the women we serve beyond the limits of the budget. Volunteers also gain a deeper knowledge of the work of the organization and the women served, often becoming our best advocates in the community.

Location: Chicago-North Side

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: For 2 hours, weekly. Daytime Center volunteers needed Monday through Friday during business hours. Interim Housing volunteers needed during business hours, evenings, and weekends. Minimum 3 months required.

Contact Info: Staff: Dakota Chisholm, Volunteer Coordinator, 773-728-1014 ext. 314

Other Information: Volunteers must attend an orientation training session and agree to Sarah’s Circle’s volunteer guidelines and policies.

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse, Food Insecurity

Types of Help Needed: Food preparation and distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Provide a meal for 50 program participants. Meals can consist of a main dish, vegetable side/side salad, bread/rice, and dessert for lunch or dinner. Sarah’s Circle does not adhere to any dietary restrictions, but we ask you to please make staff aware if your dishes include nuts, shellfish, or other common allergens. If needed,Sarah’s Circle’s kitchen can be used for preparation, but volunteers may need to supply their own equipment in some cases. Volunteers must provide all ingredients needed for the meal preparation. Please discuss your meal plans with the Volunteer Coordinator prior to serving to ensure you will have the necessary materials. Serving materials, such as plates, napkins, and utensils will be provided by Sarah’s Circle.

Location: Chicago-North Side

Volunteer Ages: Families with teens, Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time, Periodic

Frequency Details: Call the volunteer coordinator to schedule a date.

Contact Info: Staff: Dakota Chisholm, Volunteer Coordinator, 773-728-1014 ext. 314

Other Information: Anyone under 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Community Services,  Food Insecurity

Types of Help Needed: Food Preparation and Distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Provide, cook and serve meals at agency’s homeless centers . After serving the meals, volunteers eat with guests and build relationships over a meal.

Location: Chicago-East Garfield Park

Volunteer Ages: Families with teens Teens Young adults Adults Groups

Frequency: One-time, On-going, Periodic

Frequency Details: Assistance needed regularly. Agency serves 3 meals a day with most help needed at dinners and weekends at its men’s center. There are many open dates for groups to help. Open meal dates are listed on breakthrough.org/manna

Contact Info: Staff: Tony Daniels, 773-346-1719

Other Information: Teens, depending on age, need to be accompanied by an adult.

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Food Insecurity

Types of Help Needed: Food Preparation and Distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers plate, serve and bus tables in restaurant style service. Donations of food for dinner are also welcome.

Location: Chicago-Rogers Park

Volunteer Ages: Families with teens, Teens, Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: Periodic

Frequency Details:

Contact Info: Staff: Maggie Williams 773-262-2297, ext. 23;
Kenilworth Union Volunteer Coordinator: Betsy Moerschel

Other Information:

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Life Transition Support, Food Insecurity, Support for formerly incarcerated individuals

Types of Help Needed: Food Preparation and Distribution

Service Opportunity Details: A group or family prepares a meal for a dinner for St. Leonard’s House (20-30 people) or Grace House (10-15people), serves it to the residents, visits with them during the meal, and cleans up. This is a wonderful opportunity to sit and share a meal with someone who might at first seem very different than you. It is a chance to see how much you actually have in common.

Location: Chicago-Near West Side

Volunteer Ages: Families with young children, Families with teens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time

Frequency Details: The evening would need to be mutually agreed on by St. Leonard’s and the volunteer group, ideally at 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday or Sunday. Holiday luncheons are also welcome (New Year’s, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, 4th of July, etc.)

Contact Info: Staff: Volunteer Coordinator, 312-780-3196

Other Information: St. Leonard’s volunteers often remark that they receive more from the experience than they give. We invite you to experience this first-hand.

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Food Insecurity, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse

Types of Help Needed: Food Preparation and Distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Provide bagged lunches for 50 women. Sarah’s Circle only accepts 50 or more sack lunches. These should consist of a variety of meat sandwiches and at least 5 vegetarian sandwiches, healthy snack, optional fruit, and optional healthy beverage. Each pre-bagged lunch can have a different item, we just ask that each includes a balanced meal. Please scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance with the volunteer coordinator.

Location: Chicago-North Side (4750 N. Sheridan Road, Suite 220)

Volunteer Ages: Families with young children, Families with teens, Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time, Periodic

Frequency Details: Volunteers can provide lunches on a one-time basis or periodically.

Contact Info: Staff: Dakota Chisholm, Volunteer Coordinator, 773-728-1014 ext. 314

Other Information: If serving, must be 13 years of age or older. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Homelessness, Food Insecurity

Types of Help Needed: Food preparation and distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Volunteers with a group or a few people prepare, donate, and serve meals to Night Ministry clients in conjunction with one of its regular programs.

Location: Chicago-various Night Ministry locations

Volunteer Ages: Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: One-time, Periodic, On-going

Frequency Details: These opportunities are on-going, but while some groups commit to regular days every month or take one-day a month, many simply offer a meal at some point during the year.

Contact Info: Staff: Sarah Hairston, 773-506-6004

Other Information: Kenilworth Union members prepares meals one day a month. If interested in signing up for one or more of these dates, contact Liaisons: Robin Roberts, or Julie Danilek,  or Karen Tzanetopoulos

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Healthcare, Homelesness, Food Insecurity, Physical Health

Types of Help Needed: Food preparation and distribution

Service Opportunity Details: KUC gathers a group of 6+ volunteers to prepare and serve dinners throughout the school year.

Location: Chicago-Uptown, Ravenswood or Humboldt Park

Volunteer Ages: Families with teens, Teens, Young adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: Kenilworth Union groups serve once a month

Frequency Details:

Contact Info: Liaisons: Robin Roberts, or Julie Danilek,  or Karen Tzanetopoulos

Other Information:

People Served/Type of Services: Urgent Services, Food Insecurity, Homelessness

Types of Help Needed: Food Preparation and Distribution

Service Opportunity Details: Feed our Youth Program provides meals prepared by volunteers, either on or offsite, to feed the youth that access our shelters and drop-in centers. We are seeking a weekly, biweekly, or monthly group who would cook a meal which would feed 20 youth. Option to serve the meal is potentially available.

Location: Chicago-Humboldt Park and Back of the Yards

Volunteer Ages: Young Adults, Adults, Groups

Frequency: On-going

Frequency Details: Time frames available are: M-F 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon; M-F 4 p.m. with dinner served at 5 p.m.; or 7 days a week at 7 p.m. with dinner served at 9 p.m.

Contact Info: Staff: Roberto Mendez, 773-276-4900 x256

Other Information: We do ask that volunteers be able to cover the cost of the meals or at least supplemental items like fresh veggies that we may not be able to get consistently from the food pantry.We also request that volunteers stick to the MyPlate layout: protein, veggies, and a carb.