School Meal Food Prep

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School Meals Prep

The children at your school or childcare center deserve the best. While many kid-focused meal programs offer processed food, FareStart provides healthy nutritious cuisine that kids love. Each meal is painstakingly created by our chefs, from scratch, with the dietary needs-and "special tastes"-of kids in mind, including allergen free and vegetarian options No experience required, but you will learn more than you thought possible about preparing food of all sorts! A great opportunity for hands-on volunteer work and team building. Lunch is provided!

Impact: On an average day FareStart provides approximately 1,800 meals to local schools and programs.

Volunteer Duties: Volunteers in the School Meals Kitchen help prepare meals by completing basic food preparation; for example: peeling and chopping vegetables, making sandwiches, etc. Chefs will assign tasks based on individual skill and comfort level.

• No cooking experience necessary!
• No Food Handler’s card required
• Ability to stand on hard surface for 2-5 hours
• Our insurance requires all volunteers to be at least 18-years-old

Location: Food preparation takes place at the Pacific Tower Location . There are multiple entrances and a few fee parking garages by the building. Regardless of what entrance you use plan to head to the FareStart café and ask for directions to the School Meal’s kitchen.

Address: 1200 12th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98144

Dates/Times: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.*

*Times can be updated to 8-10am or 10am-2pm depending on what works best for your

schedule.

*Need is primarily in the month of August

Attire: Volunteers are asked to wear sturdy, closed-toed, non-slip/rubber soled shoes and full-length pants. We also advise volunteers to wear clothes and shoes which can get dirty, we will provide aprons. Long hair must be tied back and all volunteers must wear a hat or a hairnet, hairnet provided).

Group Size: Individuals or groups of up to 5 people.