Meals from the Heart Volunteers-Plan, prepare and serve a meal to families battling medical illness

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The Atlanta Hospital Hosptiality House is looking for volunteers to plan, prepare and serve a meal to patients and families battling medical illness.

Meals from the Heart Volunteers


The Meals from the Heart Program offers individuals and group volunteers (1-15 people) a fun and rewarding way to support families staying at the House. The House is a 8 bedroom "home away from home" for patients and their families needing to travel to Atlanta for life saving medical care.

Our guests are battling cancer, heart disease, mental health, trauma, and solid organ transplants.

The Meals from the Heart Program provides guest families with a warm, home-cooked meal after a long day at the hospital. The food provides nourishment that aids healing and provides comfort for their souls.

By providing a meal, volunteers will be providing patients and family members with a
1) A health, nutritous meal that improves their mental and physical health outcomes
2) A smile that will brighten their day
3) A caring community of conversation
4) The gift of time to focus on healing and wellness

Families consistently tell us that complimentary meals are the thing they appreciate the most about staying with us. I haven't had good home-cooked meals like this since I was in grade school many years ago. My sincere thanks to all donors and volunteers." -House Guest

Here are some general details about the volunteer opportunity

1. Volunteers purchase, prepare and serve the food to guest families.
2. Volunteers are asked to provide a 1) protein 2) vegetable/salad 3)bread, rice or potato 4) drink.
3. Food can be prepared onsite at the House or in an offsite kitchen.
4. If you want to prepare the food within your home, please contact us to discuss Safe Food Handling and Transportation Guidelines.
5. Meals are served buffet style with volunteer(s) serving all food to the guest(s).
6. Dinner is served at 6:00pm each night.
7. Please plan on serving 6-15 people, but you can contact us closer to the date to find out an exact number.
8. You can arrive any time after 3:00pm to begin preparation. Please contact us if you need to arrive earlier.
9. If you would like to drop off your items prior to going to the office on a work day, please contact us and let us know. We will set up a drop off time.
10. We ask that volunteers load the dishwashers, wash dishes, and clean up the kitchen after serving. Volunteers usually are out of the House by 7:30pm.
11. If you cannot stay and would like to just drop off the groceries, a completed meal, or restaurant delivery, that is appreciated too.
12. If you prefer to serve a day time meal, that works too. Just let us know.