Group Opportunities
Contributing your time and talent can make an impact in the lives of families. Short term groups can assist with many projects throughout Raphael House, including gardening and maintenance projects, AfterCare activities and Community/Corporate Chefs.
The Community/Corporate Chef program
On Mondays and Thursdays from 3 – 6:45 pm, groups of between 5 and 7 people cook and serve dinner for the families of Raphael House, the live-in staff, AfterCare families and our evening volunteers --- about 50 people in all. No need to be an avid cook. Before you arrive, our cook will have the recipes and ingredients on the countertop, and she will guide your team in creating a well balanced meal. The kitchen is clean, spacious and well-equipped, and we provide aprons for your team’s use. Once the food goes into the ovens, at about 4:30 pm, your group is taken on a tour. When you return to the kitchen, you prepare coffee and tea and put out serving utensils. The families come down to the dining room at 6:00, sing the blessing, and then you bring the food out. After dinner is over, at 6:30 pm, we ask that you put the leftover food away, and then you’re done. It is rewarding and fun and provides a vital service to the shelter.
This is what one of our Corporate Chef Volunteers
has to say:
"Our employees feel a close connection to Raphael House and are very eager to volunteer their time and energy to such a meaningful organization. As one employee told me,' I always feel so energized when I leave Raphael House after cooking or serving a meal. The residents are always so appreciative and the staff so welcoming. It makes me want to sign up for the next event immediately.' "
- Pauline Roothman, Senior VP Human Resources, Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy
If you are interested in volunteering with a group please contact us and indicate you are interested in volunteering or call Ralitza Doynova at 415.474.4621 ext 102.
We are grateful to the number of corporations and other groups that return on a monthly or weekly basis to be a part of the Raphael House family.