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Meal Volunteers

Small groups and individuals can bring and serve a meal at First Light! Volunteers can sign up to provide breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We have a fully functional commercial kitchen with cookware, cooking utensils, and paper products. The number of servers needed varies depending on the meal, but generally a group of 3-6 people is ideal for breakfast and dinner, and 1-3 for lunch.

For more specific information about providing and serving a meal at First Light, view our Meal Volunteer Handbook below.

View Meal Volunteer Handbook

*ATTENTION* This Meal calendar is for viewing available meals only. To sign up for a meal, please call Camilla at 205-323-4277 or CLICK HERE to email her the date and meal you would like to book.

*In the calendar below, use the filter drop-downs on the left to view meals by day of the week, meal time, and availability!

Filters

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.

Calendar of Events

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
3 events,
Breakfast
Cahaba Heights Church of Christ
Breakfast
Cahaba Heights Church of Christ
Lunch
Emily Jones
Lunch
Emily Jones
1 event,
Dinner
St. Peter’s
Dinner
St. Peter’s
1 event,
Dinner
Mackayla Dooley
Dinner
Mackayla Dooley
1 event,
1 event,
Dinner
St. Peter’s
Dinner
St. Peter’s
1 event,
Dinner
Church at Birmingham
Dinner
Church at Birmingham
3 events,
Lunch
New Vision Christian Church of Helena
Lunch
New Vision Christian Church of Helena
Dinner
Tanjanika Harrison
Dinner
Tanjanika Harrison
3 events,
Lunch
Chelsea Thompson & family
Lunch
Chelsea Thompson & family
Dinner
Southminster Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Southminster Presbyterian Church
1 event,
2 events,
Lunch
Southern Nuclear
Lunch
Southern Nuclear
1 event,
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
1 event,
Dinner
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
Dinner
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
1 event,
Dinner
Honora Pinnick & family
Dinner
Honora Pinnick & family
3 events,
Breakfast
Stefanie Birmingham
Breakfast
Stefanie Birmingham
Lunch
Living Stones Temple
Lunch
Living Stones Temple
3 events,
Lunch
Wendy Feild
Lunch
Wendy Feild
Dinner
Leeds Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Leeds Presbyterian Church
1 event,
3 events,
Lunch
YouthWorks
Lunch
YouthWorks
2 events,
2 events,
Lunch
YouthWorks
Lunch
YouthWorks
2 events,
Lunch
Westminster School
Lunch
Westminster School
Dinner
Mt. Canaan Full Gospel Church
Dinner
Mt. Canaan Full Gospel Church
3 events,
Breakfast
St. Symeon Orthodox
Breakfast
St. Symeon Orthodox
Lunch
New Hope Baptist Church Hospitality Ministry
Lunch
New Hope Baptist Church Hospitality Ministry
Dinner
Jamie Elliott
Dinner
Jamie Elliott
3 events,
Breakfast
Ugandhar Kalva & Bindu Kuriakose
Breakfast
Ugandhar Kalva & Bindu Kuriakose
Lunch
Feed My Sheep Ministries
Lunch
Feed My Sheep Ministries
Dinner
Charlene Chestang
Dinner
Charlene Chestang
1 event,
Dinner
Mackayla Dooley
Dinner
Mackayla Dooley
1 event,
Dinner
Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church
2 events,
Dinner
Montevallo Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Montevallo Presbyterian Church
1 event,
Dinner
Brookwood Baptist Church -Young Adults Ministry
Dinner
Brookwood Baptist Church -Young Adults Ministry
1 event,
Dinner
Pilgrim & Covenant
Dinner
Pilgrim & Covenant
3 events,
Breakfast
Faith Community Fellowship
Breakfast
Faith Community Fellowship
Dinner
Jaye and Lena Paulman
Dinner
Jaye and Lena Paulman
3 events,
Lunch
The Drennen Family
Lunch
The Drennen Family
Dinner
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Dinner
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
2 events,
Lunch
Adrian Spencer
Lunch
Adrian Spencer
1 event,
Dinner
Sweet Home Life Real Estate
Dinner
Sweet Home Life Real Estate
1 event,
1 event,
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
1 event,
Dinner
Tanjanika Harrison
Dinner
Tanjanika Harrison
3 events,
Lunch
Jaye and Lena Paulman
Lunch
Jaye and Lena Paulman

First Light Menu Ideas

Here is a collection of menu ideas and recipes to inspire you!

perfectpotluck.com
tasteofhome.com/recipes

The guests we serve are in crisis, whether from the trauma of finding themselves homeless or feeling alone, afraid, or without hope. Please take a moment to fill out this form to begin the process. If there are current openings that you may qualify for, someone will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering at First Light!

For more details about any of these volunteer opportunities, please contact Camilla at 205-323-4277 or
camilla@firstlightshelter.org.

Volunteer Interest Form

MM slash DD slash YYYY
I am looking for an experience that will allow me to volunteer:
I would like to discuss the following volunteer opportunities:

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