Volunteering Opportunities From: Mada Community Centre

A kitchen prep volunteer position typically involves assisting professional kitchen staff in preparing ingredients, organizing supplies, and performing various tasks to support the smooth operation of a kitchen. Here's a breakdown of what such a role might entail:

Food Preparation: Volunteers may help with basic food preparation tasks such as chopping vegetables, marinating meats, or preparing sauces. This could involve following recipes or instructions from the chef or kitchen manager.

Ingredient Organization: Keeping ingredients well-stocked and organized is essential in a busy kitchen. Volunteers might assist in checking inventory, rotating stock, and ensuring that all necessary ingredients are readily available for the cooking staff.

Cleaning and Sanitizing: Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards is crucial in any kitchen environment. Volunteers may help clean work surfaces, utensils, and equipment, as well as washing dishes and sanitizing kitchen tools to ensure a safe and sanitary cooking environment.

Assisting Cooks and Chefs: Volunteers may support the kitchen team by fetching ingredients, fetching equipment, or performing other tasks that help the chefs and cooks focus on preparing meals efficiently.

Kitchen Organization: Keeping the kitchen area organized and tidy can greatly improve efficiency. Volunteers might assist in organizing storage areas, labeling ingredients, and ensuring that equipment is properly stored when not in use.

Following Safety Procedures: Kitchen safety is paramount. Volunteers will likely be expected to adhere to safety protocols, such as wearing appropriate clothing and footwear, handling equipment properly, and being aware of potential hazards in the kitchen environment.

Teamwork and Communication: Effective communication and teamwork are essential in a kitchen setting. Volunteers may work closely with chefs, cooks, and other kitchen staff, so good communication skills and the ability to work well with others are important.

Overall, a kitchen prep volunteering position offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a professional kitchen environment while supporting a worthy cause or organization. It can be a rewarding experience for those passionate about food and hospitality.

We are seeking a dependable and compassionate individual to join our community outreach team as a client delivery support. In this role you will accompany our volunteer driver to assist with delivering essential items - Meals à Partager and Shabbat To Share boxes to elderly clients in our community.

Meals à Partager provides ready-made kosher meals—free of charge—to seniors, individuals facing challenges, and families caring for vulnerable members. These nourishing meals, tailored to dietary needs like diabetic, low fat, low sodium, and low cholesterol options, help simplify daily life and ensure no one goes without.

Shabbat to Share enhances the joy of Shabbat by delivering kosher meals to families, allowing them to celebrate with dignity and comfort.

Meals à Partager and Shabbat to Share Deliveries
Be a part of bringing comfort and nourishment to individuals and families in need through Mada’s vital meal delivery programs.

Meals à Partager provides ready-made kosher meals—free of charge—to seniors, individuals facing challenges, and families caring for vulnerable members. These nourishing meals, tailored to dietary needs like diabetic, low fat, low sodium, and low cholesterol options, help simplify daily life and ensure no one goes without.

Shabbat to Share enhances the joy of Shabbat by delivering kosher meals to families, allowing them to celebrate with dignity and comfort.

As a volunteer driver, you’ll play a key role in delivering not just meals, but also kindness, connection, and care to our members. Sign up today to make a meaningful difference in their lives!

Chez Makolet (Food Bank) provides monthly food and essential supply baskets to people and families in need.  Volunteers pick items and pack boxes according to the clients’ orders.

Every act of kindness begins with a simple connection.
This year, our Share Your Love campaign invites volunteers to be the voice of compassion that helps nourish thousands of individuals and families across Montreal.

MADA Community Centre is built on chesed—unconditional love and kindness—and the belief that we are all family. When you join our call-center volunteer team, you become a vital link between our community of supporters and the people who rely on MADA for nutritious food, dignity, and hope.

As a Share Your Love call-center volunteer, you will:

Make warm, friendly outreach calls to previous and prospective donors

Share updates about MADA’s impact and invite the community to support our food-security programs

Provide information, answer questions, and help donors feel truly appreciated

Represent MADA’s values of dignity, compassion, and inclusion with every interaction

No fundraising or call-center experience is required. We provide full training, scripts, guidance, and a supportive team environment.

A single phone call can open a heart. It can remind someone of the power they have to uplift another human being.
Our volunteers tell us they come expecting to give—yet walk away feeling deeply fulfilled. That’s the beautiful cycle of giving and receiving that defines chesed at MADA .

Your outreach helps:

Feed thousands of families across Montreal

Reduce loneliness and isolation

Strengthen our community’s kindness and compassion

Ensure no one is left behind—a core belief that guides everything we do

Warm, empathetic communicators

People who love connecting with others

Volunteers comfortable speaking on the phone

Individuals who believe in MADA’s mission and want to spread kindness

Flexible shifts are available during daytime and evening hours. Whether you can offer a few hours a week or a few hours a month, your help makes an enormous difference.

If you’re ready to “Share Your Love” and use your voice to nourish humankindness, we would be honoured to have you on our volunteer team.

Every month, thousands of families count on MADA for boxes filled with food and household essentials.
But some — seniors living alone, families without transportation, or people with limited mobility — can’t pick them up themselves.

That’s where you come in.

Join the Chez Makolet Delivery Team and use your strength to deliver 2–4 heavy boxes per household, depending on the family’s size and needs. Each delivery brings food, dignity, and hope right to their doorstep.

The most vulnerable members of our community are counting on someone strong and caring enough to lift the boxes and lift their spirits.

Pick-up times: 11:30 AM–12:30 PM or 2:30 PM–4:00 PM.
Friday is a short day. No deliveries on Saturdays and Sundays.

To make your experience smooth, please register at least 1–2 days in advance so your route and boxes are packed and ready when you arrive — no waiting, just pick up and deliver.

The boxes are heavy, but what you carry is hope.
Even one route is a powerful act of chesed that helps a family get through the month.

Join us for a meaningful and hands-on volunteering experience each Sunday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM! Perfect for groups of 6 or more, this activity involves forming dough into beautifully braided challah rolls that will be shared with those in need. No baking experience required — just willing hands and warm hearts. Come together, give back, and enjoy the tradition of making challah for a cause.

Join MADA in creating a joyful, dignified, and heartwarming Chanukah celebration for hundreds of community members. For many guests, this event is a moment of true connection — a warm place to enjoy a holiday meal, feel seen, and experience the spirit of family.

Your presence helps make that possible.

Volunteers play a meaningful role in bringing comfort, kindness, and joy to every guest who walks through the doors.

Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
4894 Saint-Kevin Ave, Montreal, QC H3W 1P1

Setup & Event Preparation
Help transform the space into a welcoming, festive environment by:

Setting up tables and chairs

Decorating with Chanukah-themed items

Preparing serving stations

Creating a warm atmosphere where guests feel at home

Greeting, Hospitality & Serving
Be the heart of the celebration by:

Greeting guests with warmth and kindness

Assisting with seating

Serving delicious kosher Chanukah foods (latkes, sufganiyot, etc.)

Offering support, care, and conversation throughout the event

Helping with brief, light cleanup at the end

Enjoy helping others feel welcome

Want to bring joy to people during the holidays

Appreciate hands-on, meaningful community service

Can bring warmth, patience, and kindness to their interactions

Individuals, families, students, and corporate groups are all welcome.

Your time helps ensure that no one celebrates alone — and that every person who joins us experiences dignity, warmth, and genuine connection.