As a volunteer you are the life-blood of Teen Feed. With the overwhelming support of hundreds of our Seattle community members, Teen Feed doubles our impact and maximizes our resources, and we want you! Provide a stable face at a youth meal. Join an outreach team. Participate in a Service Project with your family, club, corporate group or faith organization. Work remote. Short-term volunteerism is perfect for those who want a quick and impactful way to serve their community. Long-term volunteerism allows you to build meaningful connections with our organization and guests. Whatever you choose, you will alter lives, and we are grateful for your talents.
Commitment: 2-5 hours Age: All ages
Build community and support youth. Basic needs items are a vital resource for our guests. Organize, promote, collect, and drop off basic needs items to Teen Feed. We provide the list.
Commitment: 2-3 hour shift, evenings Age: 15+
This position gets you involved in the preparation of compassionate, nutritious meals. This includes the cooking, the serving, the packaging, and yes, the cleaning up. This is our lowest-barrier volunteer position. You’re welcome to sign up as a one-off or recurring experience. Don’t cook? Don’t worry. We will set you up for success on your kitchen shift. Ages 15-17 need a chaperone. Shifts take place in the evening, with start times in the 5-6:30pm time frame and going until 8:30/9:00pm. Specific time frame of shift listed on signup sheet.
Commitment: 2-5 hour shift Age: All ages
Bake off-site with your company, family, friends, group, or classmates and drop off to Teen Feed’s dinner location(s). Traumatized young digestive systems sometimes require gluten-free, high-protein, vegan or diabetic-friendly foods. This event partners with the ROOTS young adult shelter for breakfast support.
Commitment: 2-5 hour shift Age: 15+
Ready to roll up your sleeves and clean? Help Teen Feed’s kitchen(s) sparkle and build relationships! Perfect for work groups’ service events.
Commitment: Varies Age: 18+
Have a special skill or talent? (Ex: video making, curriculum development). Want to enhance or develop a skill you’re new at? We have a special project with your name on it.
Commitment: 2-5 hour shift Age: 15+
If you love organizing, this is the service event for you. Youth requests change seasonally. Organize our inventory of Basic Needs Items. Great for work groups’ service events.
Commitment: 1 year Age: 18+ Evenings: 6:15-8:45pm
Commitment: 1 year Age: 18+ Shift Time frame: late afternoon/early evening
Outreach Volunteers are folks who want to meet our community members “where they’re at.” In-Reach Volunteers want to provide a weekly safe space for our youth. Both foster community and connect youth to resources while meeting basic needs. By making a weekly commitment to our Outreach or In-Reach Program for one year, volunteers build community, gain friendships, and attain on-the-ground experience.
Best-fit Outreach or In-Reach Volunteers are reliable, compassionate, empathetic, and equity-minded. Outreach volunteers are not afraid to venture out in all kinds of weather.
Commitment: 1 year Age: 15-17 Evenings: 6:15-8:45pm
Commitment: 1 year Age: 18+ Evenings: 5:00-9:00pm
Commitment: 1 year Age: All ages, under 18 chaperone required