Christmas Eve Community Meal

The grassroots, secular DTES Neighbourhood House (DTESNH) aims to provide a dignified welcoming space for our neighbours to participate in various community inspired programs, as well as leadership, social, and recreational opportunities.

We are holding a community meal event on the evening of December 24th, and are looking for volunteer support between 6-9:30pm that day. Volunteers will assist staff with facilitating the meal. This is an unpaid position.

VOLUNTEER DUTIES INCLUDE:
- helping with cooking as needed
- cleaning kitchen and program space (tables, floors, etc.)
- dish washing
- bussing tables
- serving food
- entertaining our guests (socializing with people)

REQUIREMENTS:
- understanding and support of the DTES Neighbourhood House's mission and philosophies
- ability to work respectfully with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences 
- ability to stay until the very end of the shift
- ability to work with a team and help each other
- ability to stand for periods of time (we take breaks as needed and some tasks can be done while sitting)
- committed to volunteering for the shift you sign up for
- screening call/interview/orientation with volunteer coordinator (15-30min) as part of application process.
- must be 18+ years old
- If you sign up for the 6-9:30pm shift, make sure that you have a safe method of transportation/feel comfortable going home at that hour.

ASSETS (helpful but not required):
- living or lived experience, or work or volunteer experience in the DTES
- interest in food security
- FoodSafe, First Aid, or other relevant certifications
- ability to speak multiple languages (especially helpful: Chinese and Arabic)
- sense of humour is always an asset :) 

APPLY HERE: https://app.betterimpact.com/Application?OrganizationGuid=59300d71-2b89-42f0-adc4-64d5e4dfc50d&ApplicationFormNumber=1
or email volunteer@dtesnhouse.ca (we'll still ask you to please fill out the online volunteer form linked above)

ABOUT THE DTES Neighbourhood House:
Our mission is to provide opportunities for residents to meaningfully engage with and contribute to their community in an equitable atmosphere of sharing and learning.
The secular, grassroots Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House (DTES NH) embraces people of all ancestries, genders, ages and descriptions; annually welcoming almost 9,000 DTES residents in a community where 70% of our neighbours have low‐incomes, 700 are homeless and 5,000 are under-housed.

Those who built the DTES NH put the Right to Food at the heart of our work, as nutritional vulnerability was a theme familiar to all. Our goal around the Right to Food is to reform the nutritional impact, quality, abundance and delivery of food in the DTES in consultation with residents, community food providers, non‐food community organizations, healthcare professionals, policy makers, growers/suppliers, food/beverage industry professionals and researchers. Learn more about our organization & programs at dtesnhouse.ca
The DTES NH acknowledges and honours the fact that our community lies within the Unceded Territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.