Volunteer shifts at Kids’ Meals are Monday-Friday 9am-12pm and 12:30pm-2:30pm.
Kids ages 8 and above are welcome to volunteer! All children under 18 must be supervised by an adult at all times.
Please note: Each person volunteering with you must be registered individually.
If you are volunteering as a group (5 or more people) please use the form below.
Volunteer activity assignments are determined by current need.
Volunteers 12 and older may be assigned to work in the kitchen. While in the kitchen, you will help prepare sandwiches or snacks for our free, healthy meals that get delivered to thousands of hungry children. We crank up the music and have a great time while we work. All kitchen workers are required to wear gloves and a hair covering. We supply gloves and hair nets. You may also bring a hat from home, or purchase a Kids’ Meals hat.
Volunteers 8 and older may be assigned to work in the packing room. This is where the entire meal comes together. Each lunch contains a protein, snack, fruit, and drink. In the packing room, all of these items are assembled into brown lunch bags (usually decorated) and loaded into our delivery bags to go out to thousands of children across Houston.
We have three different food prep areas to which volunteers 8 and older may be assigned. In these food prep areas you might be asked to help receive and sort food donations, pack grocery bags, do quality checks on DIY lunch bags, and more.
You never know what jobs may need to get done around here. You may be asked to help put together STEM materials, decorate bags, help unload a delivery, or more. We ask that you come with an open mind, ready to do whatever needs to be done make sure the thousands of kids on our routes get fed.
Volunteers 21 and older can sign up to be a volunteer driver. As a volunteer driver, you will take your personal vehicle on one of our routes and hand out meals to our families. Volunteer delivery drivers must have a valid driver’s license and insurance. Additionally, they must pass a background check. There is a $25 fee associated with the background check, paid for by the volunteer.
330 Garden Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77018
Phone: 713-695-5437
Fax: 713-695-7544
Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
8790 Hammerly Blvd.
Houston, TX 77080
Phone: 713-695-5437
Fax: 713-695-7544
Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
5517 FM 1488 Suite E
Magnolia TX 77354
Phone: 832-541-7282
Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hosting your own meal packing event is a great way to directly support children facing hunger and we are so thankful for your partnership.
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We are on pace to deliver over 3.4 million meals which means we need over 3.4 million lunch bags! YOU can help make them special.
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Volunteer shifts take place Monday-Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-2:30pm. You can see more about what volunteers do, and sign up for a shift, here.
For safety reasons, and per health code, all volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes and shirts with sleeves (no tank tops). In addition, all volunteers that work in the kitchen must have their hair covered. You can either bring a hat from home, wear one of the hair nets we provide, or purchase a Kids’ Meals hat for $32 (which will feed 10 children!) when you arrive.
We believe volunteering should be a family experience. If you have children age 8 or older, they are welcome to come and volunteer with you. Each child must have their own Volunteer Hub account and be registered for the volunteer shift. While here, children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Only children age 12 or older can prepare food in the kitchen, but we have several other jobs that kids ages 8-11 can help with.
Donations of DIY bags, decorated bags, food, or other supplies can be dropped off in the back of the building, 330 Garden Oaks Blvd. Houston, TX 77018 (dock 20) Monday-Friday from 9:00am-2:00pm. No appointments are necessary, unless you are dropping off juice boxes for the Juice Box Challenge.
Currently, Kids’ Meals delivers free, healthy meals to over 9,000 preschool-aged children per day!
You will often notice pictures of kids and families on our website or social media channels. All families whose pictures appear in our media have signed a release giving us permission to use their photos.
