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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,
Lunch
Kaylin Jackson
Lunch
Kaylin Jackson
Dinner
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Dinner
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
1 event,
Dinner
EAF Leigh Haver
Dinner
EAF Leigh Haver
2 events,
Lunch
Weston Williams
Lunch
Weston Williams
Dinner
Holcomb Family and Friends
Dinner
Holcomb Family and Friends
1 event,
Dinner
Backus Smiles
Dinner
Backus Smiles
1 event,
1 event,
Dinner
Melissa McGrath
Dinner
Melissa McGrath
3 events,
Lunch
AKA- Phi Iota Omega
Lunch
AKA- Phi Iota Omega
3 events,
Breakfast
Cahaba Heights Church of Christ
Breakfast
Cahaba Heights Church of Christ
Lunch
Emily Jones
Lunch
Emily Jones
Dinner
Tanjanika Hunter
Dinner
Tanjanika Hunter
2 events,
Lunch
Luke Elder
Lunch
Luke Elder
Dinner
CJFS & TEE Tikkun Olam
Dinner
CJFS & TEE Tikkun Olam
3 events,
Lunch
The Hilton
Lunch
The Hilton
Dinner
St. Peter’s
Dinner
St. Peter’s
2 events,
Lunch
Weston Williams
Lunch
Weston Williams
Dinner
St. Peter’s
Dinner
St. Peter’s
3 events,
Dinner
St. Mark’s
Dinner
St. Mark’s
1 event,
3 events,
Breakfast
Stefanie Birmingham
Breakfast
Stefanie Birmingham
Lunch
Living Stones Temple
Lunch
Living Stones Temple
3 events,
Lunch
Joshua Balentine
Lunch
Joshua Balentine
Dinner
Southminster Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Southminster Presbyterian Church
2 events,
Lunch
Adrian Spencer
Lunch
Adrian Spencer
1 event,
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
Dinner
Sharron Jackson
2 events,
2 events,
Breakfast
Junior League of Birmingham
Breakfast
Junior League of Birmingham
Dinner
Junior League of Birmingham
Dinner
Junior League of Birmingham
1 event,
Dinner
Pilgrim & Covenant
Dinner
Pilgrim & Covenant
3 events,
Breakfast
St. Symeon Orthodox
Breakfast
St. Symeon Orthodox
Lunch
New Hope Baptist Church Hospitality Ministry
Lunch
New Hope Baptist Church Hospitality Ministry
3 events,
Lunch
Keairra Wells
Lunch
Keairra Wells
2 events,
1 event,
2 events,
Lunch
Regions Bank
Lunch
Regions Bank
1 event,
2 events,
3 events,
Breakfast
Faith Community Fellowship
Breakfast
Faith Community Fellowship
Lunch
Revelation Knowledge Bible Church
Lunch
Revelation Knowledge Bible Church
3 events,
Lunch
Luke Elder
Lunch
Luke Elder
Dinner
Seva Volunteers
Dinner
Seva Volunteers
1 event,
Dinner
EAF Leigh Haver
Dinner
EAF Leigh Haver
1 event,
1 event,
Dinner
Montevallo Presbyterian Church
Dinner
Montevallo Presbyterian Church
1 event,
1 event,
3 events,
Lunch
Zonta Club of Birmingham
Lunch
Zonta Club of Birmingham

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

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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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