Master with Pasta? Rock with a wok? (or carry-out-without-a-doubt?)
Provide a meal:
Providing or preparing a home-cooked meal for Hope’s Harbor guests can be a rewarding way to support our families.
Meals can be prepared in our beautiful gourmet kitchen using our fully-stocked pantry, provided by a catered restaurant or prepackaged from a grocery store. It is required that all food be prepared in a commercial kitchen.
You are typically preparing a meal for approximately 10 people at the Lutheran Campus House and 8 people at the Dupont Campus House.
How to sign up:
To get started, complete the form below to select a house and indicate when you’d like to bring a meal.
If you have any questions about volunteering, please see our FAQs below or contact our volunteer coordinator.
Available dates:
Hope’s Harbor Lutheran Campus House:
Meal times:
M-F 9 am – 4 pm
Sat – Sun 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Hope’s Harbor Dupont Campus House:
Meal Times:
M-F 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Sat – Sun 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Questions?
If the meal is not prepared in our kitchen, then it must be catered by a restaurant, come prepackaged from a grocery store (i.e. Gordons, Costco, Kroger, etc.), or prepared in a commercial kitchen. These are the guidelines from the Allen County Department of Health that we are required to follow.
We have a beautiful kitchen that is perfect for meal preparation. We have all the equipment needed to help you prepare a wonderful meal. We also have a fully stocked pantry and we welcome the use of any of the items in our community pantry.
Yes! Often our volunteers utilize a combination of items in our pantry and purchase the remaining items needed to prepare a complete meal.
We recommend preparing a meal for 10 people for our Lutheran Campus House and 8 people for our Dupont Campus House. Our volunteer coordinator, Courtney, will be in touch a few days prior to your volunteer date to confirm the expected number.
Yes, each volunteer needs to fill out our volunteer waiver.