Chosen 300 Volunteer Opportunities
The Second Saturday of Every Month
What is Chosen 300?
Chosen 300 is a Philadelphia-based ministry that serves neighbors experiencing hunger and homelessness with dignity, consistency, and compassion. Through daily meal programs, outreach, and supportive services, Chosen 300 offers both nourishment and human connection. Volunteers help prepare and serve meals, assist with hospitality, and be a welcoming presence—simple acts that make a real difference in people’s lives and strengthen our wider community.
Food Preparers
We need small groups to cook on the second Saturday of each month. The more groups we have, the less frequently each group works - usually only 3-4 times a year. Meet at church at 11:30am and heat up mashed potatoes, beans and gravy, as well as any meatballs that have not been picked up for people to cook at home. Then pack everything up into the coolers to be taken downtown. Your job ends by 2:45 when the volunteers arrive for Chosen 300. Questions? Contact Joan at jhgrahn@yahoo.com.
Pick up frozen meatballs at church to cook at home OR
Buy 1-2 boxes of brownies and prepare them at home, cut into squares and put them in sandwich bags. Brownies can be dropped off Thursday through the serving Saturday of the month at 3pm. Meatballs need to be delivered hot between 12 and 2 on the serving Saturday. Questions? Contact Joan at jhgrahn@yahoo.com.
Brownie and Meatball Cooks
Food Servers
Meet at church at 3pm and carpool down to Chosen 300 ( to help serve our homemade meal to people in need. We help to load the cars and transport the food downtown. At the end of the meal service, we help clean up and are on our way home to return to the church by 7 p.m. Questions? Contact Nancy at npfortino@gmail.com.
Car Loaders
Meet at church at 3 pm and help load the cars with food and cases of water. Volunteer car loaders at finished by 3:15 pm. Questions? Contact Nancy at npfortino@gmail.com.
Story Sharing
A great opportunity to spread God’s word through a story! We need a volunteer to share a short story - 5 minutes or less. Share something that inspires you! You can meet at church and drive down with the group at 3:15 or meet down at Chosen 300 at 4:45 and be on your way by 6:00pm. Pick a month that works for you. UDLC serves the second Saturday of each month. Questions? Contact Nancy at npfortino@gmail.com.
Music Sharing
If you love to sing or play an instrument or are in a band, this is a great opportunity to share your talent with about 10 minutes of music. Contact Nancy Fortino at npfortino@gmail.com.