We run a soup kitchen and food bank twice a week, providing food for between 50-100 people per week. We cook a homemade vegetarian meal (from veg we've grown ourselves, or saved from waste), and provide a food parcel from our own food bank. We like to get to know our guests, and help where we can in other areas of their lives.
Our shifts are Tuesday evening from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm and Sunday from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm.
You'll be involved with prepping food, cooking, replenishing food bank stock, serving food, taking orders, washing up, and chatting to guests. If you're not a confident cook, there'll be someone else to guide you, and if you're worried about social distancing, you can stay with a back room role. We also have opportunities to work behind the scenes with fundraising and admin. Full details of all the volunteering roles can be found at https://www.stjohnskitchen.org.uk/volunteering
Time commitment
Our shifts are Tuesday evening from 5:00pm - 8:30pm and Sunday from 10:30am - 2:30pm.