Why volunteer at Tricklebee?
- Gain food service/hospitality experience.
- Receive a meal for volunteering a shift.
- Help us keep food out of the waste stream (a lot of our produce is rescued!).
- Make sure hungry neighbors are fed nourishing food!
- Keep Tricklebee Café open! (We do what we do in large part thanks to our volunteers.)
Volunteer Tasks May Include:
- Food Prep: washing/chopping produce, baking desserts, making drinks
- Wrapping Cutlery
- Filling/ironing tea bags
- Packing youth snack bags
- Refilling Spice Jars
- Stamping to-go bags with the cafe logo
- Bussing/Sanitizing Tables
- Picking up litter around the perimeter of the building when the weather is nice
- Stocking shelves with new food order items from the delivery truck
- Sorting/hanging clothing donations on our free clothing rack
NOTE: All volunteers must participate in a brief volunteer orientation at the beginning of their first shift.
- To work in the kitchen, closed-toe shoes are a must.
- Please have a means to keep your hair contained (ex: hats, bandanas, etc.) In the event, you forget, we keep hair nets in the kitchen available.
- Rings that aren’t a simple band, watches, and bracelets should NOT be worn while volunteering with food prep.
- Youth between 12-14 years old must be accompanied by an adult WHILE volunteering.
- Youth 11 and under are not permitted in the kitchen, but are welcome to help with non-kitchen tasks
How to Volunteer with Us:
Sign up for recurring Tuesday shifts (9-11:30am)!
Sign up for recurring Wednesday shifts (9-11am)!
Sign up for recurring Thursday shifts (9-11am)!
As more shifts become available, we will post them.