Come Cook with Friends!
Do you and your friends love to cook? Consider recruiting a small group of friends to come cook and serve meals at Nativity House Shelter.
Scheduling is flexible. We realize that volunteers have busy lives and we'll work with you to design a plan that fits busy schedules.
Nativity House Shelter is 167-bed shelter serving adult men and women who are actively experiencing homelessness in Tacoma. The Nativity House Kitchen serves 3-meals a day and needs volunteers who know how to cook for a crowd.
Groups often plan meals like pancakes, casseroles, bulgogi/teriyaki, spaghetti & meatballs, hotdogs and sloppy joes.
Groups are encouraged to use ingredients available in the kitchen to build a menu and/or donate their own ingredients based on whatever they want to cook.
If groups are more comfortable serving instead of cooking, just let us know. We always need servers on the cafeteria line.
The Nativity House Kitchen provides breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7 days a week, 365 days per year so there is always an opportunity to serve.
How to Get Started: If you are interested in starting a meal group, please email meganed@ccsww.org.
Group leaders can register online to join our volunteer team or request that registration materials be mailed to their address.
Have questions? Please call Megan at 253-365-4111.
The Basics:
- Group leaders are the only group members who need to be "fully vetted" Catholic Community Services- Volunteer Services volunteers.
- Group members will be asked to complete an abbreviated version of the paperwork if serving onsite. Those cooking offsite don't need to fill this out.
- Please note that anyone serving onsite must be at least 18 years old and will need be background checked. Background checks are processed by Catholic Community Services Staff at no cost to volunteers.
Requirements:
- Group leader are asked to have or be willing to obtain a WA State Food Worker Card. Catholic Community Services (Volunteer Services) can reimburse group leaders if they need to obtain or update their WA State Food Worker Card.
- Anyone serving onsite MUST be at least 18 years old (not suitable for youth)
- Volunteers who wish to serve onsite must pass a background check (Washington State Patrol & NSOPW- National Sex Offender Public Website).
- Volunteers working with food are required to wear gloves which are provided and must follow safe food handling protocols.
Want to learn more about other volunteer opportunities with Catholic Community Services? Click HERE to learn more about the Volunteer Services Program! Opportunities are available in 15 counties across Western Washington.
