Food Service Coordinator Overview Some volunteers are more comfortable in the kitchen than on the job site. Helping with food is a great opportunity for them to be involved. Food service volunteers may prepare and/or serve the food. Depending on your circumstances, you may have one person prepare the food and another deliver and serve the food. We recommend two food coordinators for your build and two or three food servers each day. **Please Note: Please plan to provide food and drinks for ALL volunteers building on the house. This includes your volunteers, our future Habitat homeowner(s), Habitat staff, and Supervisors on Site (SOS) (who are also volunteers). Food Needs Breakfast o Provide breakfast for 15 people (not all volunteers eat breakfast, so food for 15 is fine). o Suggested items for breakfast include: Bananas, apples, muffins, donuts, breakfast bars, biscuits (ham, sausage, and/or egg) Water, coffee, hot cocoa, fruit juice Avoid serving only sweets, volunteers will need protein o Set up breakfast by 7:00 a.m. so volunteers can eat before the safety meeting at 7:30 a.m.
Lunch o Provide a hearty lunch for 30 – 35 people (this includes your volunteers, our future Habitat homeowner, SOS, and Habitat staff). o Suggested items for lunch include: Meat sandwiches, hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, chili, burritos, BBQ, tacos, spaghetti Fruit salad, pasta salad, chips, cookies, brownies Avoid food items that can go bad in the heat. o Make sure lunch is ready by 11:15 a.m. The crew will break for lunch at 11:30 a.m. sharp. If food arrives earlier, please keep volunteers building until 11:30 a.m. It is very helpful to Habitat staff and SOS when everyone breaks for lunch at the same time. o Provide a hearty lunch with a few options to accommodate various dietary needs. You may want to check with our future Habitat homeowner to see if they have any special needs. Make sure to include beverages for lunch in your planning.
Snacks o Make snacks available to your volunteers throughout the day. o Suggested items for snacks include: Bananas, apples, cookies, protein bars, granola bars, trail mix, etc. Individually wrapped snacks are the easiest. Page | 7
