Volunteer with Community Dining
Community Dining volunteers give back to the community by assisting with providing hot, nutritious meals to our older adult population throughout King County. In 2021 we served over 264,653 meals to 4,160 individuals with the help of 212 volunteers contributing 20,715 hours!
Take a look at all of our Community Dining site locations service hours in King County to see when each site is preparing meals.
PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: Most centers request volunteers in the mornings anywhere from 1-4 hours through the lunch hour, Mondays through Fridays. The South Park Senior Center serves dinners Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and would need volunteers in the afternoons/early evenings. Minimum age is 18 years old for volunteering with the meal program.
See below for featured open volunteer opportunities, or apply as a general Community Dining volunteer here:


Featured Community Dining Volunteer Opportunities
Community Dining: Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center – Volunteer Food Service help needed!
TITLE: Community Dining: Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center – Volunteer Food Service help needed!
LOCATION: Shoreline Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline WA.
SCHEDULE: Any day(s) Monday thru Friday, 9am – 1pm
DURATION: Ongoing
GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL: Individual
KID FRIENDLY: no
CONTACT: Caleb Lay CalebL@soundgenerations.org 206-365-1536
SUMMARY: Assist with providing hot, home-made lunches to the Shoreline area seniors. Food Prep, Servers and Dishwashers needed.
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 18 years old. Food Worker Card required
QUALIFICATIONS: Looking for people who are reliable, friendly, and interested in making people feel welcome. No experience required, but if you do have any experience working in a kitchen preparing meals for a group, we’d love to have you apply!
BENEFITS: a free hot lunch on the day you volunteer.
Community Dining: Central Area Senior Center Volunteer Food Service help needed!
LOCATION: Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Ave S, Seattle.
SCHEDULE: Any day(s) Monday thru Friday, 9am – 1pm
DURATION: Ongoing
GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL: Individual
KID FRIENDLY: no
CONTACT: Anthony Herts, Chef AnthonyH@SoundGenerations.org 206-726-4926
SUMMARY: Assist with providing hot, home-made lunches to the Central area seniors. Food Prep and Servers needed.
REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 18 years old. Food Worker Card required (approx 2 hr online course).
QUALIFICATIONS: Looking for people who are reliable, friendly, and interested in making people feel welcome. No experience required, but if you do have any experience working in a kitchen preparing meals for a group, we’d love to have you apply!
BENEFITS: a free hot lunch on the day you volunteer.