We have 2 or 3-hour volunteer shifts that you can sign up for on Fridays and Saturdays. To find out more about shift responsibilities and time commitments, check out our volunteer page.
We do not require you to volunteer for a certain number of weeks or months, or on any sort of timeline. We are flexible and you may come and go from Stone Soup as it fits with your schedule.
We do require that you sign up in advance to guarantee a volunteer spot. Our shifts fill up and sometimes we have to turn volunteers away if they did not sign up ahead of time.
On your volunteer day, please wear a hat (unless you prefer a hair net) and do not plan to leave valuables lying around. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes (no open-toed shoes or sandals!). We will provide gloves, apron, cutting board, knife, and any other tools you need to do you volunteer job successfully!
Physical hygiene is incredibly important when working with food, so please arrive wearing clean clothes.
Leftovers are packed up and shared with the Franklin County Community Meal program. They have a meal service on Tuesdays. Sometimes meals are donated to Baystate Hospital, and volunteers take extra food home to feed themselves and their neighbors.
If you haven't done so already, please take 5 minutes to watch this introductory video!
The Café is in the basement of All Souls Church at 399 Main Street in Greenfield. Use the side entrance on Hope Street. You'll enter through the red door.