Is your love language food? Come and cook as a couple!

Volunteering is a great way for couples to spend quality time together. If you and your honey love cooking together and want to do something that helps others, join our team! Food is always better when it's made with love. : )

Once approved to volunteer, scheduling is VERY flexible. You can volunteer as frequently as you want or whenever you have time.

Meals Times

• Breakfast: Served @8:30 am
• Lunch: Served @ 12 pm
• Dinner: Served @ 5:30 pm

Shift length is flexible and depends on what you want to do and how much time you have to share. Meals are served for a full hour and volunteers can expect about 30 minutes of clean up after. Volunteer shifts include weekdays and weekends so there are lots of scheduling options available.

How to get started

Register online to join our volunteer team! http://bit.ly/VSregNW

If you prefer a paper registration, please email meganed@ccsww.org or call 253-365-4111 to request a copy with a pre-stamped return envelope.

Once your volunteer registration has been received, our volunteer coordinator will contact you and start processing your background check. We may request your assistance getting in touch with references to speed the process . Our coordinator will need two references to proceed to orientaiton. Once officially approved, you'll be invited to attend orietnation in-person or via Teams.

Basic Requirements

• Anyone serving onsite MUST be at least 18 years old
• Volunteers must pass a background check (Washington State Patrol and the National Sex Offender Public Website). If you've lived in Washington State less than 3 years we may need to run a background check through Sterling Talent Solutions. You get a copy of the results.
• Volunteers working with food are required to wear gloves for food safety purposes.

Health & Safety post-pandemic

Masking requirements have been dropped as of March 2023 but paper masks are still available for volunteers who wish to wear them. Nobody will ask your vaccination status. If you are feeling sick, stay home. If there's "yuck" going around at the shelter, we do our best to let our team know so they can make informed choices to keep themselves and loved ones safe.