Meal Team Duties/ Expectations
5:30 - Meal team arrives. NO EARLY ARRIVALS PLEASE while staff is preparing the shelter for opening. Please enter through the double doors in the rear of the building closest to the serving area. Parking spots will be marked for meal teams only. Clients at the shelter can help with off-loading your food.
Sign in - Immediately upon entering the shelter the meal team should sign in at the Volunteer Table; make and wear a name tag.
06:00 PM - Dinner is served to the seated clients following a prayer. Shelter aides will have already set up the table with necessary supplies such as plates, cups, plasticware and napkins etc.
Meal team members are encouraged to eat and fellowship with our clients after everyone is served.
07:15 PM - Clean Up - Shelter aides are responsible for cleaning up and storing any leftover food.
08:00 PM - All volunteers should leave the building.
For more Information contact:
Andi Fuhrman
meals@churchesforsoh.org
410-931-2733
OUR CHURCHES & ORGANIZATIONS
Churches for Streets of Hope began with a coalition of area churches who wanted to help our local homeless community. It now includes more than 25 churches plus a number of organizations who participate in our ministry, and we are always looking for more.
Member churches and organizations can attend and vote on essential decisions in our annual meeting held every Spring. Find out how to get your church involved with Streets of Hope by emailing outreach@churchesforsoh.org
Churches who provide meals, volunteers, and/or other in-kind donations regularly in 2024:
Member Churches
- Back River UMC
- Boulevard Christian Church
- Camp Chapel UMC
- Chesaco UMC
- First Baptist Church of Back River
- First Church of God-Essex
- Hope Lutheran Church
- The Life Center Church
- New Light Lutheran Church
- Orems UMC
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church (3 meal teams)
- Patapsco-Lodge Forest UMC
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
- St. John's Lutheran Church, Essex
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church
- Towson Church - UMC
- Victorious Living Faith Ministries
- Victory Villa Baptist Church
- Word of Life Chapel International
Partner Organizations
Organizations that provide meals, volunteers, and/or other in-kind donations regularly include:
- Military Family Relief Fund
- Red Hat Ladies
- The Book Club of Essex Library
- Team Maxa
- Team O’Dea
- Team Potts
- Humble Beginnings
- Women of the Nile
- Betty’s Safe Haven
The space we utilize is donated by Boulevard Christian Church.
In addition, these churches and organizations provide monetary donations to help our ministries:
- Camp Chapel United Methodist Church
- Hope Lutheran Church
- New Light Lutheran Church
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
These churches/organizations have hosted or planned fundraisers to benefit Streets of Hope:
- Orems United Methodist Church
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Our Sponsors
