Get involved
Volunteer with us
Join our community of dedicated volunteers making a real difference. Whether you can spare a few hours a week or help with special events, your contribution matters.
One Meal is entirely volunteer-run, and you can help—whether weekly, fortnightly, or monthly by cooking, serving, collecting donations, packing hampers, or offering friendly, non-judgemental conversation at our weekly meal services.
All One Meal volunteers aged 18 and over need a Working With Children Check (WWCC), which can take up to two weeks to process, but you can use this time to enter your details, availability, and interests into our Better Impact platform and complete required documents covering food safety, our Code of Conduct, and our Privacy Policy so you’re ready to start once your WWCC is approved.
Volunteer Requirements
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The Working with Children Check is free of charge for volunteers and can be done online here. It can also be completed in person at a Service NSW office.
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Let us know what location you are interested in volunteering with.
If you are interested in helping at our Northern Beaches warehouse in Brookvale, you can find out more here.
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When filling out the registration form, you can let us know your interests and availability - this helps us find the right opportunities for you to be involved. You can also read the Food Safety Requirements and Privacy Policy.
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Once you have registered, you will receive news and volunteer opportunities as they come up. Keep an eye on your inbox!
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One Meal is 100% volunteer powered! There are many roles including ‘warehouse warriors’, drivers, cooks and ‘behind the scenes’ administration. We welcome all sorts of skills - if you have a particular area of expertise you think might help please get in touch to discuss this further.
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As soon as you receive your Working With Children Check, please update your registration on our Better Impact Volunteer platform so we know - or just send us the details and you’ll be ready to get started.
Getting started
Don't worry if you don't meet all requirements yet! We'll help you through the orientation process and provide all necessary training.
The most important thing is your willingness to help our community.
