This organization relies on donations from restaurants and individuals for the raw materials needed to prepare a hot meal.
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Prepare the Food
They rent a commercial kitchen to prepare the vast amount of food needed!
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Feed the Homeless
We quickly transported the hot food to a homeless shelter, providing hot meals to over 100 of the Homeless!
Volunteer | Feb 2015
Isaac de la Fuente
I reported at 9am to the commercial kitchen located at the back of a strip-mall in central San Diego. I wasn't exactly sure what was going to transpire that day but I quickly learned that preparing food for 100 people hardly resembles one of my dinner parties. Chef Julie paced around the kitchen cataloging random ingredients in her head, trying to come up with a master meal plan in the next few minutes so we could get to cooking. After a few laps around the kitchen, Julie began barking out commands to the twenty-or-so volunteers that had shown up that morning.
Fast forward three and half hours later and we were loading up everyone's vehicles with soup, salads and entrees. We arrived at a local park where the homeless had gathered in anticipation of our arrival. All-in-all, we served over 100 hot meals that day. If anyone is looking for a volunteer opportunity I highly recommend this organization.
The Organization
Just Call Us Volunteers
Just Call Us Volunteers is an energetic group of professional chefs, selfless volunteers and generous purveyors making the world a better place one nutritious meal at a time for San Diego's homeless, veterans, children and others in need. With an entirely volunteer staff and board, the 501.c.3 organization served more than 8,000 meals last year and taught low income families healthy and frugal cooking techniques in regular classes.
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