Provide and Serve a Meal to Homeless Families

Make a difference today and physically provide and serve a meal for homeless families in our community. You can provide the full meal or ingredients for our kitchen staff to prepare. Sending a small group to help with the preparation and boxing is an option, too. Click here to view open meal host dates.

To sign up for an available date, please email Brian Rogers, Volunteer & Donations Manager at brianrogers@ywcacolumbus.org.

see meal GUIDELINES

Prepare Accordingly

For breakfast and dinner, your group should expect to serve up to 175 people during spring/summer months and up to 200 people during winter months. For lunch, plan to serve around 100 people.

When to bring your meal:

• Breakfast – 4:30 a.m. (if meal needs to be prepared/heated onsite), 5:30 a.m. (if meal needs to be heated only)
• Lunch – 10 a.m. (if meals needs to be prepared/heated onsite), 11 a.m. (if meal needs to be heated only)
• Dinner – 4 p.m. (if meal needs to be prepared/heated onsite), 5 p.m. (if meal needs to be heated only)

You are welcome to share pictures of the meal preparation/drop-off with Brian afterward so we can thank you on social media! To sign up for an available date, please email Brian Rogers, Volunteer & Donations Manager at brianrogers@ywcacolumbus.org.

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