Kitchen Volunteers

Organizational

Description:

A connecting point between the compassionate and Winnipeg's less fortunate, Siloam Mission is a Christian humanitarian organization that alleviates hardships and provides opportunities for change for those affected by homelessness.

Volunteer Opportunity

We are looking to recruit kitchen volunteers to help us prepare and serve meals for our community. You will help make sandwiches, clean and cut veggies, make snack bags and sort food items to help serve the ~500 plates per meal we serve every day. Shifts are between 2 and 3 hours long.

A willingness to learn, ability to stand for 2+ hours, friendly, and can work with others in a team. Our staff will match your skill with a task. No experience required.

Our kitchen staff are friendly, talented cooks who would be happy to show you how to clean and cut veggies, sort food items, and prepare meals. You don't have to have any experience. This is a great place to improve your cooking skills.

Age: 16-17, 18-30, 31-54, 55+

Time Commitment:
Daytime, Evening, Weekend

Our morning shifts are from 8am-11am, lunch is 11am-2pm, and dinner shifts are 5:15pm-7:15pm. You set your schedule. All we ask is you volunteer at least once per year. We try to limit volunteers to 3 shifts per week. We are especially looking for more volunteers for our weekday breakfast (8am-11am) shifts!

Winnipeg, Downtown

• Group - small, family and friends
• Group - large, corporate and schools
• Fulfilling volunteer hours for school credit
• Are able to attend with a support person
• Required to complete community service

• Letter of reference
• Certificate of recognition
• Supervision
• Training/Orientation
• Hours verification letter at any point

Volunteer Manitoba is located on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We acknowledge that the clean water we drink comes from Shoal Lake 40 first nation, and that our electricity is produced on treaty territory. Volunteer Manitoba respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.