Volunteer Guidelines
- All kitchen and warehouse volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes. No sandals, flip flops, or open-toe shoes are allowed for health and safety requirements.
- Age Restrictions:
On-Site: The minimum age for volunteering in the kitchen is 18 years or older without adult supervision. For those younger, adult supervision is required and arrangements must be made with the Food Service Manager ahead of time.
Unfortunately, we cannot make exceptions for volunteers younger than junior high age.
Off Site: Age restrictions do not apply. For any questions, please contact us by calling 931-645-9020 or info@loavesandfishestn.org.
Volunteer Roles:
- Prepare and Cook Meals
- Set up and Clean-up after guests in the dining area
- Administrative help
- Phone monitor
- Warehouse Inventory Assistance
- Food Distribution to other agencies
- Drivers for food pick-up
- Greeters to welcome and host our guests
Teams:
Kitchen Teams:
Our meals are prepared by volunteer teams under the direction of our Food Service Manager. Teams arrive at the kitchen by 8:00 AM and prepare a meal to be served between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. After the meal, volunteers clean-up the kitchen and dining area for the next day. Teams consist of groups and individuals of 8-10 people.
Warehouse Teams:
Help is needed daily in our warehouse to receive food and donations and to maintain our inventory. All donations must be weighed, dated, and processed. We also distribute food to other local feeding organizations. Drivers are needed to pick up food from local businesses. If you would like to help in any of these areas, our Inventory and Distribution Coordinator will be glad to get you involved.
Contact us at 931-645-9020 or info@loavesandfishestn.org to sign up!