Sanctuary Kitchen Volunteer Application
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Sanctuary Kitchen!  

Volunteers contribute their time, skills and passions, and are essential and valued partners in our mission. Since the pandemic, our programming has pivoted to a focus on Sanctuary Kitchen chefs preparing multicultural cuisine for weekly curbside pickup, local Farmers Markets, catering, and outsourcing to local food speciality stores.

Sanctuary Kitchen uses signup.com to schedule volunteer shifts. It provides all the details of an event or opportunity including information about shift times, location, and parking. After joining our Volunteer Team, you will be sent an invite to join this private group where you can sign up for one shift or a regular, weekly shift. 

Here are the present volunteer opportunities:

ASSIST CHEFS IN THE KITCHEN: Meet Sanctuary Kitchen chefs from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mauritius, Nepal and Senegal and work alongside them to assist with food preparation and packaging. Volunteers can sign up for one shift or on an ongoing basis (e.g. every Thursday afternoon). The latter is highly desirable (but not required) as it allows volunteers to become familiar with the chefs, the kitchen setup and cooking routines. Both morning and afternoon shifts are available Monday-Friday. No prior kitchen experience is needed; we will offer an onsite orientation to the kitchen and any training necessary.

GROCERY PICKUP AND DELIVERY: Assist with picking up/delivering preordered groceries to Sanctuary Kitchen. You can combine this with a shift working in the kitchen, if interested.  

FARMERS' MARKET VOLUNTEERS: Assist with sales of food products made by Sanctuary Kitchen chefs at CitySeed’s Farmers Markets and the Madison Farmers Market. Presently, this includes: Friday, Madison Farmers Market, Saturday Wooster Square Farmers' Market and Sunday Edgewood Park Farmer Market. Markets offers a diverse range of local food products for sale. Sign up for the market if you enjoy teamwork, interacting with customers, can handle money/calculate sales and manage other supportive tasks.

INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS:  The native languages of Sanctuary Kitchen chefs presently include Arabic, Farsi or Dari, Wolof, French, and Nepali. We regularly require assistance with interpretation (both live and virtual) for general communication purposes as well as during our events. Translation is also needed for written communication. Volunteers must be fluent in one of these languages, but no formal interpretation experience is required; we will provide instruction and training.

Please fill out this Volunteer Application and the Sanctuary Kitchen Volunteer Coordinator will be in touch with you once we've received your completed form. We look forward to meeting you and working together!

Thank you! Gracias! Tashakkor! Asante! Shukran!

*Updated as of June 2024.*
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Email *
Name (First and Last) *
Phone Number *
Year of your birth *
Areas of volunteer interest (check as many as apply) *
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Are there other skills or talents that you would like to offer?  If yes, please let us know what these are as well as your experience (i.e. culinary arts instruction, graphic design, web, development, photography, etc.). *
Are you interested in volunteering to fulfill high school community service requirements?  *
If yes, what is the name and city of your school?
General Availability (check as many as apply) *
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Where did you learn about Sanctuary Kitchen? (Social media, news, flyers, Farmers' Market, Eventbrite, word of mouth, attended a Sanctuary Kitchen event, etc.). *
Additional Comments or Questions:  Is there anything else you'd like to share?  Do you have any specific questions?
Emergency Contact and Phone Number:
I hereby grant CitySeed and Sanctuary Kitchen, its employees, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, assigns, licensees and successors, the right to use my image and likeness and any audio/visual representation thereof, in support of its mission. Audio/visual representations of my image and likeness include, but are not limited to, photographs, digital images, video and audio recordings and clips. I acknowledge and agree that CitySeed owns all of its products containing my image and likeness and any audio/visual representations thereof, and may use such audio/visual representation in any manner or medium without notifying me, including composite or modified representations, in the Cityseed and Sanctuary Kitchen websites, publications, promotions, fundraising materials, posters and exhibitions , as well as for any other use. I further acknowledge and agree that I will not receive any compensation from Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed related to the use of my image or likeness and any audio/visual representation thereof. Please sign. (Optional)
As a Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed Volunteer, you may become privy to matters of a confidential nature regarding Sanctuary Kitchen chefs and CitySeed staff. You should not disclose any confidential matters regarding Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed, its donors and beneficiaries and when your volunteer role comes to an end, you should provide to CitySeed all Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed material in your possession, of whatever origin, including without limitation duplicates, facsimiles, electronic versions, models, prototypes, and notes relating thereto. You may use Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed’s name and/or marks only for activities authorized by Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed. We also ask that while volunteering with Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed, you conduct yourself in accordance with CitySeed Standards for Professional Conduct and CitySeed policies. Please sign below acknowledging your understanding that internships and volunteer opportunities are non-­paid positions within Sanctuary Kitchen/CitySeed. Signing also acknowledges understanding and acceptance of this agreement and that all information provided in this application is true to the best of your knowledge. I confirm that I have completely read the foregoing, understand its contents, and have voluntarily signed this Consent and Release. *
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