A COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN

Volunteering with Our Daily Bread

Thank you for your interest in volunteering your time at Our Daily Bread. In order to assure that your volunteer experience is a pleasant one, please review the policies and procedures below before scheduling your hours.

Age Policy

• As of June 1, 2011 there are no new volunteer opportunities for anyone under the age of 16.
• Anyone under the age of 16 presently serving as a volunteer at ODB as of June 1, 2011, may continue to serve with the approval of the Chef and/or the Executive Director.In addition, parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must sign a waiver releasing ODB/St. Andrew Presbyterian Church of any personal injury that may occur during this service. The underage volunteer must be supervised by an accompanying adult at all times.
• Each volunteer 16 or 17 years of age must be accompanied by an adult volunteer.

Groups

• Due to space limitations in our facility, volunteer opportunities for groups are only available one Saturday a month for Snack Pack preparation.
• If members of a group fulfill the age requirements, they may schedule themselves as individual volunteers.

Community Service Policy

• We DO NOT certify or otherwise sign off on court appointed community service hours.
• Community Service hours for education purposes will be signed off on only with express consent of the Executive Director prior to hours being served.

Volunteer Kitchen Support Policies

• Volunteers should come dressed in clean comfortable clothing.
  Short sleeve shirts, long pants and closed toed shoes are highly recommended.
• Aprons are provided
• Short-shorts, flip-flops and tube tops are not permitted.
• Long hair should be pulled back off the face, or a hairnet must be worn.
  Beards should be neatly trimmed.
• Cell phone usage is not permitted in the kitchen. If there is an emergency, please notify the Chef and step out of the kitchen to take the call.
• Volunteers may eat in the kitchen only with the permission and at the discretion of the Chef/Kitchen Manager.

Volunteer Opportunities

Kitchen Assistance

• Food Preparation and Serving
• Dishwashing and Food Tray Preparation
• In-Kind Donation Tracking - In-House
• Donation Pick Up

Outside the Kitchen

• Special Services
  • Assist clients in filling out SNAP (Food stamps, Medicaid, TANF) form
  • Refer to TAFB Social worker for extended assistance
  • Assist clients and refer to appropriate social service agencies as needed
  • Hand out client mail
  • Assist with donation receiving and documentation
  • Hand out hygiene items to clients as needed on a daily basis
• Weekend Snack Packs
  • Assist with assembling and handing out weekly snack packs
• Office Assistance
  • Assist with various forms of data entry
  • Assist with periodic mailings
  • Filing and mail pick up
• Board Committees
  • Volunteer Services: Coordinates volunteers, Holiday Party and Volunteer Appreciation Event
  • Fundraising: Assist with planning a selected single event (Denton Arts and Jazz Festival; Will Play for Food; Hoops for the Hungry; Hunger Awareness Month)
  • Communications: Work with committee to spread the word
  • Strategic Planning: Help define the direction of Our Daily Bread
  • Nominating: Help discover new talent for the ODB Advisory Board
• Collection Drives
  • Collect canned food, snack pack foods, and hygiene items
• Come and Visit
  • Just come and visit.  Homelessness is isolating.  Start a game of chess or checkers.  Discuss the latest book you read.

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