Volunteer
First Nations Kitchen hosts a Produce and To-Go Meal Giveaway every Sunday outside our building (All Saints Indian Mission, 3044 Longfellow Ave., Mpls, MN 55407) from 4:00-5:00 pm.
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Our Sunday Giveaway has 3 volunteer shifts: the Cooking Shift (8:30-11:30am), the Prep/Set Up Shift (12:30-3:00pm), and the Giveaway Shift (3:30-5:30pm).
Volunteers make our work possible. If you’re interested in volunteering or in organizing your faith community, school, or affinity group to serve at First Nations Kitchen, please contact us at director@firstnationskitchen.
Volunteer Shifts
Cooking Shift
8:30-11:30 am
(2-5 Volunteers)
This shift takes place inside and consists of...
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Prepping food for cooking
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Cooking the FNK To-Go Meals: 120-140 meat entrees, 40-50 vegan entrees.
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Cleaning the stove top, griddle, emptying grease trap, etc. Rest of the cleaning will be done by the next shift.
Prep/Set Up Shift
12:30-3:00 pm
(10-12 Volunteers)
This shift takes place primarily inside and consists of…
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Sanitizing surfaces
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Sorting and packaging produce as needed
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Organizing produce for bagging
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Putting items into bags (including a small handout with FNK info)
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Packing up To Go meals, writing up menu for displays
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Packing sourdough bread and any additional items to be offered
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Wiping out fridges and cleaning the stove top
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Thorough clean up, including bathrooms and sweeping, mopping all floors
Giveaway Shift
3:30-5:30 pm
(6-7 Volunteers)
This shift takes place mainly outside and consists of…
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Setting up tables (3)
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Staging the To Go meals and bagged produce to be given out at our 31st street side entrance outdoors
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Sharing Giveaway items in a safe manner
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Breaking down tables afterwards
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Thorough clean up outside and inside the building (including re-sanitizing all surfaces before departure, as well as coolers), finishing any cleaning jobs that were not completed in the earlier shift
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Become a Partner - Bring a Crew!
Each year, First Nations Kitchen organizes dozens of partner organizations that each bring a small team to prepare and serve the weekly to-go meal and produce giveaway bags. If you are interested in organizing your faith community, school, or affinity group to serve at First Nations Kitchen, please contact us using the link below to become a partner and look at available dates. We’d love to have you!
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Become a Volunteer - Bring Yourself!
If you are an individual looking to get yourself, your family or friends involved at First Nations Kitchen, we welcome your support! On days that we do not have partners bringing volunteer crews or when the volunteer crews end up short handed, we put out the call to our network of individual volunteers.
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VOLUNTEERING WITH FIRST NATIONS KITCHEN
OUR SAFER SPACES STATEMENT
First Nations Kitchen Safer Spaces Statement: Please know that building community is one of the greatest purposes of our work. Though you are with us only a short time as volunteers, be sure to take the time to visit with our guests and community leaders. First Nations Kitchen welcomes people of all faiths and compassionate practices, nationalities, races, genders, orientations, abilities, and life experiences to the table. We need everyone’s help to create an environment where people of all identities can feel welcomed, normal, and safe. Help us maintain a culture of accountability that doesn't tolerate hate speech, harassment, negative “jokes” or comments on someone’s identity, ability, or self worth. Let us honor and uphold each other's dignity, power and potential -- treating each person as an honored guest and leader in our community.