Prepare family-style lunches and deliver to On The Rise!

LUNCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED YEAR ROUND!

This volunteer opportunity is available five days a week and fills one of our greatest needs by being able to offer a home-cooked meal to dozens of participants who walk through our doors. It is one of the many things that makes On The Rise feel like home; a comfortable kitchen that offers warm, nutritious food.

On The Rise’s lunch program has returned to family-style hot meals in our Safe Haven kitchen-a long-standing On The Rise transition that was paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These meals allow participants to exercise self-determination by entering our kitchen and serving themselves, and to further embrace the qualities and challenges that come with community-focused mealtimes.

Lunch Preparation Instructions

• A family-style lunch donation should contain at minimum three dishes to form a well-balanced and hearty meal-a starch, a protein and a vegetable (for example, this could include trays of chicken curry, trays of rice, and trays of broccoli). There should be enough food to feed 25 adults.
• Please provide an ingredients list so participants can make informed choices based on their preferences and dietary needs/allergies.
• A salad can also be provided as the vegetable, and we are happy to assemble the salad on site so it does not get soggy. If you are providing a salad, please pre-cut/prepare any necessary items as we do not have the capacity to do "food prep".
• Remember, this should not be a "light" (low-calorie, low-fat, etc.) meal-it should be enough to sustain someone for the whole day in case it is the only meal they get.
• Other sides like cookies, chips, cut fruit, and drinks like seltzer or juice are not required but are always appreciated!

Delivery

We ask that lunches be delivered between 8:30-10:30am on the day you have signed up for. Lunches can be delivered to our Safe Haven at 341 Broadway, Cambridge MA 02139. There is temporary parking in front of the house. Upon arrival, ring the front doorbell and staff will be able to assist you.

Additional details and FAQs can be found on our website at Cook a Lunch - On The Rise, Inc.. One meal makes all the difference. Sign up today! https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/92nmv

If you are interested in learning more, or signing up for a date, please visit our Meal Train, or contact our Resource Coordinator Jenna Warren at (617)-497-7887 or jenna.warren@ontherise.org