On-site Activities

Volunteer Activities On-site at TASK and STSK

Meal service at TASK – Help prepare and/or serve a meal at TASK. Children must be 13 years of age or older.

Choose one of the nine possible serving times: Mon-Fri, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and Mon-Thurs, 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM (volunteers can arrive as late as 3:30 PM).

TASK is closed on weekends.

We can use as many as 12 volunteers at a time, either as individuals, from a single group or any combination. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator via email to find out what dates are available. Be sure to include the number of people coming with you, whether you prefer the mid-day meal or dinner, and your telephone number.

On the serving line...

Meal service at the South Trenton Soup Kitchen (STSK) - Help serve meals at STSK. Children must be 13 years of age or older. 

At the STSK in the First Baptist Church on Centre Street, dinner is served three nights per week: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m  (volunteers can arrive as late as 4:30 PM).

At the STSK in the Divine Mercy Church on Arch Street, dinner is served one night per week: Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

We can use as many as 6 volunteers at a time, either as individuals, from a single group or any combination. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator via email to find out what dates are available. Be sure to include the number of people coming with you and your telephone number.

Tutor in our Adult Education Program – Individuals work one-on-one with our students.

Tutoring hours are Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 AM and Monday through Thursday from 2-4 PM The minimum commitment for tutors is one session every two weeks.

Please contact Kelly Hansen at 609-695-5456 ext 107 between 11AM and 1PM or email her at kellyh@trentonsoupkitchen.org to discuss options.

Support our Computer Center – Individuals assist computer students one or more times a week. Times vary. Please contact Diane Subber 609-695-5456 ext 106 between 11AM and 1PM or email her at dianes@trentonsoupkitchen.org to discuss options.

Support “Kids Day Off” – When Trenton schools are closed, we open our Art Room to children.

The Kids Day Off program offers volunteers younger than 13 the opportunity to work at TASK when accompanied by an adult.

The activities are unstructured.
They can be as simple or as
complicated as you like. Just
show up and use TASK materials
-- construction paper, markers,
paint, glitter, etc. -- OR plan
an arts and crafts activity,
buy the supplies and run the
whole thing from A to Z.

Time frame for this activity is 12 pm. to 1:15 p.m. whenever the Trenton schools are closed.

Note: If this is not suitable for you or your young child, please check our off-site activities.

Get details about Adopt-A-Day by clicking here.