Hope Place, located in Seattle’s Rainier Valley, offers a recovery program for single women or women with children. The program offers living accommodations, meals, case management, counseling, drug/alcohol recovery support, and domestic violence support, plus job training and discipleship. Structured programs are also provided for children and youth up to age 18.
Volunteer hours: Lunch – 10am-1:30pm, meal served at 12pm Dinner – 2pm-6:30pm, meal served at 5pm
What you should know:
All donated food/meals must be prepared at the Mission's commercial kitchen or can be prepared in an off-site donor kitchen such as a church, community center, or restaurant. However, homemade baked goods that do not require refrigeration (cookies, cakes, fruit pies, and bread) may be prepared in a residential kitchen.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
All volunteers must be age 10+ to serve in the dining room, 13+ to serve in the kitchen, and all those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, in partnership with KentHOPE Day Center, hosts up to 25 homeless women and children every day. Each day guests are provided with three substantial meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothing, and computers with internet access. Health care, life skills classes, advocacy, and hope are provided as well. KentHOPE works with partners in the community to find jobs and housing for their guests. In the first 22 months of operation, KentHOPE assisted 224 women in finding stable, transitional or recovery housing and assisted in finding 93 jobs.
KentHOPE has limited kitchen space. Please plan and prepare the meal and all “fixings” off-site and simply deliver or come in and serve your meal to the guests.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome; those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
For additional questions, and scheduling, get in touch with our volunteer coordinator, Pam.
No one should go to sleep cold or hungry. But, every day thousands do. The Men’s Shelter in Pioneer Square serves nearly 1,000 meals each day. We warmly welcome, feed, and offer a safe place to sleep with the hope that some will choose to enter one of our recovery programs.
Volunteer hours: Lunch – 9:30am-1:30pm, meal served at 11:30am Dinner – 2pm-6:30pm, meal served at 5pm
What you should know:
All donated food/meals must be prepared at the Mission's commercial kitchen or can be prepared in an off-site commercial kitchen such as a church, community center, or restaurant. However, homemade baked goods that do not require refrigeration (cookies, cakes, fruit pies, and bread) may be prepared in a donor kitchen.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
All volunteers must be age 18+ to serve at this location.
Drug and alcohol addiction devastates all kinds of people. That's why we've designed addiction recovery programs to help men find freedom from drugs and alcohol, and prepare for life after addiction. Riverton Place is located in Burien and is home to the long-term services as well as addiction recovery designed to help men overcome substance abuse and gain the tools necessary for lifetime recovery. Here, they learn how to transition from recovery back into everyday life.
Volunteer hours: Lunch – 10am-1:30pm, meal served at 12:00pm Dinner – 2pm-6:30pm, meal served at 5pm
What you should know:
All donated food/meals must be prepared at the Mission's commercial kitchen or can be prepared in an off-site commercial kitchen such as a church, community center, or restaurant. However, homemade baked goods that do not require refrigeration (cookies, cakes, fruit pies, and bread) may be prepared in a donor kitchen.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
All volunteers must be age 18+ to serve in this location.
We don't wait for them to come to us. Our Outreach and Search + Rescue staff go out to search out and find those who are homeless, hungry, and hurting. We get to know them. We remember their names. We listen to their stories. Thanks to volunteers like you, we offer sandwiches and essential supplies to make it through another day and night.
Volunteer hours: Flexible, host at your own location, deliver sandwiches by 11am Monday - Friday
What you should know:
Volunteer groups can make 400 creamy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with 20 people in about 1 hour.
Contact the BAM specialist for delivery options and instructions. Options include delivery to South Seattle, Kent, or Burien.
Estimated cost of food and supplies is approximately $200-225 dollars per 400 sandwiches.
Bring dinner to take part in one of our most inspiring nights of the year! Graduation is a night of celebration and testimonies from our recovery program graduates. Men and women brave the stage to share their inspiring stories of transformation! We also honor men and women receiving certificates of achievement on their journey towards recovery. This is a special time for our community to come together and celebrate changed lives. See upcoming graduation events.
Volunteer hours: Dinner – 2pm-5:30pm, meal served at 4pm
What you should know:
All donated food/meals must be prepared in one of the Mission's commercial kitchens or can be prepared in an off-site commercial kitchen such as a church, community center, or restaurant. However, homemade baked goods that do not require refrigeration (cookies, cakes, fruit pies, and bread) may be prepared in a residential kitchen.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
At our Hope Place, all volunteers must be age 10+ to serve in the dining room, 13+ to serve in the kitchen, and all those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. At the Men's Shelter, all volunteers must be age 18+ to serve in the dining room.
Our Men's Recovery Program in Capitol Hill is our newest recovery program, specifically designed for men coming out of incarceration, and/or living with co-occurring issues related to addiction and mental health.
Volunteer hours: Lunch – 10am-1:30pm, meal served at 12:00pm Dinner – 2pm-6:30pm, meal served at 5pm
What you should know:
All donated food/meals must be prepared at the Mission's commercial kitchen or can be prepared in an off-site donor kitchen such as a church, community center, or restaurant. However, homemade baked goods that do not require refrigeration (cookies, cakes, fruit pies, and bread) may be prepared in a residential kitchen.
Feel free to create a special theme for the meal. Your group can design the entire dining experience from table decor to the cuisine of your choice.
All volunteers must be age 18+ to serve at this location.
Do you have questions about BAM? Get in touch with Cindy— cpetersen@ugm.org or (253) 250-8562.
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