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Thank You for your interest in volunteering with Teen Feed!

Teen Feed works with the community to offer support to meet basic needs, build strong relationships, and ally with houseless youth as they meet their future off the streets.

Volunteer Role Descriptions: click on a role to be redirected to the full description Advocate
Ally
Kitchen Lead
Kitchen Support
Street Talk Outreach Program aka "STOP" (Inreach and Outreach)
Special Projects Through service at Teen Feed, we hope to reinforce values of equity, fairness, and justice to create a compassionate and inclusive community, challenge stereotypes, and raise awareness about youth homelessness. Teen Feed’s guests represent diversity in experience, background, age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc. and Teen Feed aims to create a volunteer corps reflective of the diversity of our youth - those who represent diverse identities and/or have lived experience with housing and food insecurity are highly encouraged to apply.

Please complete the entire application in order to move forward with your volunteer application process.

Desired Volunteer Role

Contact Info

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns (he/him, she/her...)

she/her, he/him, they/them, etc..

Birthdate

Phone

This will be the same email you use to log your volunteer hours and for further communications

Street

City

State

Zip

Emergency COntact

Emergency Contact Information

Contact Full Name

Relationship

Phone:

How did you hear about Teen Feed?

History

Resume (optional)

Highest Level of Education

Field of Study

School Currently Enrolled in:

Company Currently Employed at:

Does your company match Volunteer Hours?

Yes!

Relevant Experience
(work/volunteer locations & duties)

Other Skills/Interests

What draws you to work with homeless youth and young adults? Why are you interested in a Volunteer Role with Teen Feed?

What do you consider to be your greatest strengths? How will you use these strengths in your role at Teen Feed?

Tell us a little about how you handle stress and/or conflict. Are you able to communicate your boundaries and/or need for support?

How can we best support you in your volunteer role? What helps you feel capable, motivated, and rewarded? (i.e. additional trainings? regular check - ins? a high five? constructive feedback?

During Teen Feed's backpack outreach, volunteers carry backpacks weighing up to 25 lbs and walk up to 3 miles. Is this something you are comfortable doing? Are there any accommodations that you need?

Kitchen Lead and Support Roles requires volunteers to stand/walk for up tp 4 hours at a time. I this something you are comfortable doing? Are there any accommodations that you would need?

What is your understanding of some of issues affecting homeless young people? What are some of the societal barriers preventing young people from achieving housing, employment, or individual goals? Please give two examples to demonstrate your current understanding.

What is your understanding of how systems of oppression (systemic racism, sexism, ableism) affect youth and young adult homelessness? How will your apply an anti - oppression lens to your work with Teen Feed's young people?

What is your understanding of factors (individual, familial, societal) that can lead to youth homelessness? Please give two examples to demonstrate your current understanding.

Since COVID, Teen Feed has implemented a number of safety and sanitation protocols.
Do you have any questions about COVID and safety?