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Cafe Volunteer Opportunities
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Cafe WorkerList Item 1
Help fill one or more of the following jobs. As a team, we will divide up the workload at the start of the shift as needed. KITCHEN - Volunteer will be working in Cafe kitchen, expediting orders plating food and assisting cook where needed. SERVER - Volunteer serves food to customer. This role involves being hospitable and welcoming. Building connections with customers is key to our success. RUNNER/BUSSER - The key to this volunteer position is the ability to multi-task. You may be removing dishes from tables, walking next door to pick up supplies, fold napkins, fill condiments or help separate dirty dishes in three-bay sink area.
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GreeterList Item 2
Welcome customers. You are the first person our guest will meet. Being a greeter involves explaning a little bit about Essentials Cafe and how a "Pay as you Can" Cafe works (You will be trained on this). Mingle and get to know our community!
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Clean-up CrewList Item 3
This position is for the volunteer that likes to work behind the scenes. You will be helping clean the cafe after hours. This may include but not limited to loading dish washer, moping floors, clean and disinfect counter areas and cleaning restroom.
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Kitchen Prep | Monday EveningsList Item 4
A group of folks that will be preparing ingredients, to be used in soups, entrees, sandwiches. This may also include some baking. This will take place in the West Side Kitchen.
In the News
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Voices of the Valley on Peak TVList Item 2
Watch Voices of the Valley tell our story on The Peak TV. Broadcasted on January 1, 2024.
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Lehigh Valley LiveList Item 1
Essentials Café bringing equitable, communal model to Bethlehem’s West Side.
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Lehigh Valley News
Soul food on the menu at West Side Moravian Church.
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Lehigh Valley Press
Pay-what-you-will eatery coming to Bethlehem