Family volunteers helping to prepare dinner at the Ronald McDonald House

This program gives children the opportunity to learn and practice basic cooking and meal serving skills while at the same time supporting a great cause! Volunteer activities are ideal for those who are interested in and enjoy cooking and being around food!

Tasks include helping to prepare and assemble meals, preparation and decoration of baked goods, or serving meals. With parent/adult guidance, children learn or practice measuring, pouring and stirring, what ingredients are in certain meals/baked goods, assembling a meal, serving a meal,  reading and following directions, and working as a team.

Partner organization programs supported include:

Kids Cooking for Charity volunteer at Dream Dinners

Dream Dinners Feeding Families in Need

The Ronald McDonald House of Austin & Central Texas Meal Program

Saint Louise House Parent Education Client Workshop

Saint Louise House Street Youth Meal Program

Young volunteer helps clean up after serving meals to street youth in the UT campus area.