BECOME A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER!
Help nourish our community by serving fresh meals, offering clothing and essentials, and creating spaces where everyone is treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.
250+ volunteers. Flexible scheduling. No minimum hours.
Why Volunteers Love Tiny Home Takeout:
❤️ Make a real difference
🍴 Help prepare restaurant-quality meals
👥 Meet amazing people
📅 Flexible scheduling with 7Shifts
🤝 Be part of a welcoming community
By the Numbers…
145,000+ portions served annually
250+ volunteers
Meals served 5 days a week
Community BBQs, events, and outreach programs
EVERY MEAL STARTS WITH SOMEONE WHO CARES.
Whether you can volunteer once a month or several times a week, there’s a place for you here.
Join more than 250 volunteers helping ensure everyone has access to a dignified, nutritious, and delicious meal.
Complete the form below to apply to become a Volunteer today
Frequently Asked Questions
Simply complete the Volunteer Contact Form and we will reach out to you to provide further information and next steps to join the Tiny Home Takeout Volunteer Team! Alternatively you may email us directly at tinyhometakeout@gmail.com to express your interest or ask any questions you may have.
Complete Tiny Home Takeout Volunteer Information Form (provided to you once you complete the Volunteer Contact Form).
All volunteers will receive a letter to submit a Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check that must be completed.
We don’t have a set minimum amount of hours weekly/monthly that we require volunteers to commit to BUT we do ask that you complete the full 4-hour duration of each of your shifts.
Note: Volunteers schedule themselves based on their availabilty using the 7Shifts app.
All Volunteer shifts are worked at our main location at St. Mary’s Church (56 Duke Street W., Kitchener)
MORNING SHIFT 10:00AM – 2:00PM (Tuesday – Saturday)
PREP CREW
- Volunteers prepare all ingredients for the daily bite (changes each day), prepare ingredients and dough for calzones, and prepare kitchen for the evenings service.
BAKING CREW
- Volunteers prepare and bake cookies or muffins for the evenings service.
AFTERNOON SHIFT 2:00PM – 6:00PM (Tuesday – Saturday)
- Assist with cleaning up after the morning tasks and help transform fresh ingredients into the delicious bite of the day.
- Support Calzone prep by rolling the dough, and begin saucing the calzones and adding the delicious ingredients.
EVENING 4:00PM – 8:00PM (Tuesday – Saturday)
SERVICE SHIFT
- Support in the delicious bites and calzones to be served to community members.
- There are indoor and outdoor positions during this shift – please dress ready for the weather!
COMMUNITY CLOSET 2:45PM – 6:45PM (Thursdays)
- Volunteers work together to sort, organize, fold, and store donated items
- Help set up and clean up the space, and assist guests from 5:00–6:15 p.m. by providing hygiene items, clothing, backpacks, and outdoor gear.
GARDEN SHIFTS (days & times vary)
Garden shift volunteers work at Resurrection Garden, located at 265 Westmount Road North in Waterloo, for a shift that is usually about 3 hours long. Volunteers work alongside others to help maintain the garden through basic gardening and landscaping tasks. Because the garden is in full sun all day, please bring water and sunscreen.
These shifts typically go from June to late September.