We are excited to welcome back small groups of volunteers inside the Family House to PREPARE and SERVE their meals! 

• Use the online calendar to sign up to provide a meal for 45-50 people.

• When you register, you will be asked to indicate:
  • Group name (if applicable)
  • Whether or not the food will already be individually packaged
  • Planned menu
  • Whether you plan to 1) prepare food offsite and drop it off by 4:45, 2) prepare food offsite and send 1-6 volunteers to serve it at the Family House at 5:30, 3) send 1-6 volunteers to prepare and serve the meal at 5:30 in the Family House kitchen

*Please note that all inside volunteers are required to wear a mask.

*Up to 6 volunteers may serve in the kitchen at one time. If your group would like to send more than 6 people to volunteer in person, please contact Lindley at Lindley.Curtis@familyhousews.org or 336-569-8339 to talk about options. (For example, some volunteers may do projects in other parts of the house.)

Helpful Tips:

• We ask that volunteers limit dinners to 1 entrée, 1-2 sides, and 1 dessert. This will simplify the process of serving the food.
• Meals may be delivered in large pans/boxes/trays and volunteers will divide the food onto paper plates or to-go containers in the Family House kitchen.
  •  If food is dropped off, it must be in disposable containers.
• The Family House has a variety of pots, pans, crockpots, knives, and other kitchen equipment. Let us know if you have questions about the kitchen supplies!
  • Note that for now, Family House ovens need to be used for keeping food warm, not for cooking/baking.

• Want to divide the food at home? This kind of clamshell container is affordable/eco-friendly.

*If you don’t find a date that works for you, please consider making a donation in the form of a gift card or a monetary donation that is designated for meals.

Examples of menus:

• • club sandwiches, small bags of chips, clementines or Cuties, and brownies
  • pans of baked chicken, pans of green beans, pans of mac & cheese, and a sheet cake
  • pans of chicken casserole, pans of steamed mixed veggies, rolls, and pans of blueberry cobbler
  • 11 large pizzas, large bags of prepared salad with small packets of dressing, and cookies