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Fight Hunger: Meal Prep to Feed Unhoused Community

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ORGANIZATION: OUR SHARED KITCHEN

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We prepare and deliver freshly made, nutritious meals to individuals experiencing homelessness and insecurity in Austin. We need help preparing meals at our commercial kitchen space, Prep Atx. Volunteers will assist with meal prep, cooking and individually packaging meals for delivery that go out to the unhoused community for lunch or dinner that day. Dishes and general clean-up also appreciated! VOLUNTEERS MUST BE 18+ and obtain a food handler's certificate.

20 Shifts

  • Tue Dec 03, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 3
  • Wed Dec 04, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 4
  • Thu Dec 05, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 4
  • Fri Dec 06, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 4
  • Sat Dec 07, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 3
  • Tue Dec 10, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Wed Dec 11, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Thu Dec 12, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Fri Dec 13, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Sat Dec 14, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Tue Dec 17, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Wed Dec 18, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Thu Dec 19, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Fri Dec 20, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Sat Dec 21, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Tue Dec 24, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Wed Dec 25, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Thu Dec 26, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Fri Dec 27, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
  • Sat Dec 28, 2024 - 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM CST - Spots available: 5
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About OUR SHARED KITCHEN

Location:

3612 THOMPSON ST UNIT 1, AUSTIN, TX 78702, US

Mission Statement

Access to nutritious food is a basic human right. Our mission is to fight hunger among individuals experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. At Our Shared Kitchen, we prepare and hand-deliver freshly-made, nutritious meals to unhoused and food-insecure individuals in Austin, Texas. Mindful of this community's limited access to healthy food, we strive to incorporate a mix of protein, vegetables and whole grains into our meals. By hand delivering our hot meals directly to the individuals we serve, we make our services more accessible to those who might otherwise have been unable to secure food at a fixed point of service like a shelter or soup kitchen. We emphasize connection and compassion, seeking to both support and engage the community we serve.

Description

At Our Shared Kitchen we prepare freshly-made, nutritious meals for unhoused and food-insecure individuals in Austin. Our hot meals are made from scratch and delivered directly to encampments and unsheltered individuals by our team. Our "mobile delivery" model and "boots on the ground" approach - plus our dedication to nutrition - sets us apart and uniquely positions us to meet the needs of Austin’s unhoused community.

OSK was started about a year ago in our founder's home kitchen in response to the overwhelming needs of Austin’s unhoused community and ongoing food insecurity crisis. And we are thrilled to have now transitioned into our brand new commercial kitchen space space at Prep Atx.

Through partnerships with local organizations like Keep Austin Fed and Save the Food Austin, we source many of the ingredients for our meals from free rescued food items - simultaneously reducing food waste while fighting hunger in our community. And we have daily pickups of this rescued food at locations including Trader Joe's, Whole Food's, and Swedish Hill.




CAUSE AREAS

Community
Homeless & Housing
Hunger
Community, Homeless & Housing, Hunger

WHEN

Tue Nov 26, 2024 - Fri Jan 31, 2025
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
This opportunity has 20 shifts

WHERE

Prep Atx1300 East Anderson Lane Bldg DAustin, TX 78752

(30.33616,-97.68797)
 

DATE POSTED

November 15, 2024

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • Volunteers may come for part of a shift - 2-4 hours per week, either one time or ongoing.
  • 18+ age requirement and all volunteers MUST OBTAIN A TX FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 10
  • Event can be held at organization location(s)
  • Donation Requested
  • Donation may be requested dependent on group size.

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