Chefs, Nutritionists, and Food-lovers! Help End Childhood Hunger by 2015!

Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Last updated on July 20, 2012

Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters is a groundbreaking nutrition education program that has connected families with food by teaching them how to prepare healthy, tasty low-cost meals since 1993.

Cooking Matters (formerly Operation Frontline) and its hundreds of volunteer instructors have conducted more than 4,300 courses, helping more than 51,500 low-income families in communities across the country learn how to eat better for less.

Today, eighty-five percent of Cooking Matters participants graduate from our courses, taking with them the improved nutrition practices, eating habits, and cooking and food budgeting skills they learned in Cooking Matters classes. Cooking Matters has received special recognition from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for excellence in nutrition education. For more information visit www.cookingmatters.org/mass.

BECOME A VOLUNTEER!
Cooking Matters is always looking for cooking and nutrition instructors to co-instruct our multi-session courses. We welcome members of the greater community as classroom assistants.

Course series meet for two hours once a week for six weeks. Cooking Matters provides Volunteer training and all class materials, including curricula, cooking and teaching supplies, kitchen, and support staff.

Upcoming New Volunteer Trainings: We offer training at least once a month on the 4th Monday of each month, conveniently located at our office in Quincy, MA, a 5-minute walk from the red line No. Quincy T stop. Future trainings are listed on our website here: http://cookingmatters.org/cooking-matters-massachusetts/trainings-and-events/

If you would like to get involved or attend a New Volunteer Training, please contact email cookingmattersma@strength.org.

• Professional training or experience in cooking, nutrition, or interest in these issues (for class assistants)
• Interest in teaching low-income individuals with diverse backgrounds how to make simple, nutritious, low-cost meals
• Comfort speaking in front of and leading a group (teaching experience a plus!)
• Ability to travel to class location once a week for six weeks
• Willingness to work alongside other volunteers and be trained in Cooking Matters curricula
• Willingness to work as a team and adhere to program policies and procedures

This opportunity is sponsored by: Cooking Matters

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Older Adults Individual Adolescents (13-17) Small Group (2-10) Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) We need volunteers who are free at these times Afternoons Mornings Evenings Weekdays Frequency Available Monthly Seasonally Occasionally Weekly This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Family Services Hunger/Nutrition Healthcare Children & Youth Housing & Homelessness Community Development We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Advocacy Meal Preparation / Serving Fundraising Teaching

Contact Person: Cooking Matters Massachusetts, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

110 W. Squantum Street Quincy, MA 02171 (See a map)

Directions:

From Boston and points north: Take the Braintree branch of the Red Line to North Quincy station. Walk toward the front of the train to exit station, and follow directions below. From the south (Quincy, Braintree): Take the Red Line to North Quincy station. Walk toward the front of the train to exit station. When you exit the station, turn right onto West Squantum Street and continue for 3 blocks until you see Farrington St. on the left. The office is located in the Manet Community Health Center building, at the corner of W. Squantum and Farrington. We are on the second floor in Suite 27.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: North Quincy,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5

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