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DATE: Thursday, 12/25/25

WHERE: The Salvation Army Culinary Training Academy, 155 Clara Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (Enter from 5th Street)

BRING: Completed Volunteer waivers form or you can fill out onsite.

TIME:

Delivery Driver Volunteers: Please plan to arrive a few minutes BEFORE your scheduled shift time.

Shifts: 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 9:15 AM (Deliveries may last up to 3 hours.)

  • You will be given your map and route after checking in.
  • Volunteers will place boxes with the prepared meals in your vehicle (please have your trunk space cleared for loading)
  • Each meal consists of 2 components:

1. A container of fresh food

2. A paper bag containing utensils, dessert, fruit and condiments.

  • There is only one meal per person on your route sheet.  
  • Deliveries will consist of approximately 20-40 meals (2 to 4 boxes @ 14” x 12” x 16”)

Delivery Process

  • Convalescent homes or hotels: check in with the receptionist first
  • People may be hard of hearing or disabled – so give them time to answer the door.
  • Take a moment to say a kind word, wish people a happy holiday and give them a warm smile.
  • Remind people to refrigerate their meal if they aren’t going to eat it right away.
  • Please check off delivered meals on your routing sheet and make notes about undelivered meals on the routing sheet and feedback form.

Note: As each route contains between 20-40 meals, you may see other Salvation Army volunteers delivering to the same building, if there is a very large quantity of meals to be delivered to the one location. Sharing the delivery helps make the day go quickly.

After You Complete Your Route

  • If you have undelivered meals:
  1. Feel free to distribute any undelivered meals to the homeless, or a neighbor in need.
  2. Drop off at a local shelter that we have pre-arranged with. You will find the list on the attached feedback form.
  • Please email a photo or scan of your feedback form and routing sheet with notes to christopher.wikle@usw.salvationarmy.org. This will help us update our records for future deliveries.

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