Meals That Heal
The kitchen is the heart and soul of any home; a place where families congregate at the end of the day to share laughs, tears, and love over a meal. A place that inspires healing. That is absolutely no exception at RMHC in Omaha.
What is it?
At RMHC, Meals That Heal is the cornerstone of our House program, relying completely on people within the community to keep it up and running. As a Meals That Heal volunteer, you provide so much more than just food: you provide families with time to decompress with others after a tough day at the hospital, with the comfort and warmth of a home-cooked meal and conversation shared with families and members of the Omaha community. You provide them with extra support during some of their most challenging times.
Who volunteers?
Everyone can volunteer! Families, groups of friends, university and high school student groups, businesses, churches, and civic organizations alike volunteer to provide a meal for our families. We only ask that during flu season (November 1 – April 1) all volunteers be over the age of 18.
How does it work? What do we cook?
With our Meals That Heals program, volunteers have a couple of options to get involved:
Cook in Our Kitchen: Meals That Heal volunteers work as a group (group size subject to change) to plan menus, purchase ingredients and prepare meals in our House’s fully-equipped kitchen. ALL food must be prepared in our kitchen or brought directly from a commercial kitchen, except for prepared food from a grocery store. We are not able to serve par-baked or pre-prepared food. For other FAQs please read through our Meals That Heal Information Sheet, where you’ll find all other guidelines.
Meal Delivery: With our Meals That Heal Curbside program, you can provide an evening meal for all the families at our House without ever leaving your own, all while supporting local businesses. You may contact any restaurant/catering service of your choice, place an order, and have it delivered to the House on the date you have coordinated.
Prepare a Freezer Meal: Not available to prepare dinner? No worries! We have the Freezer Meals Program. The Freezer Meals program is designed with ease in mind. On days that we don’t have a dinner group, we want to have meals available from the freezer ready to heat and serve. To learn more, please contact Alyssa Francis.
Pro Tip: Creativity is welcome when planning your menu! If you’re unsure of what to cook, you can always check to see if your date is a National Food Holiday and plan around that! Looking for meal ideas? Check out our Pinterest board!
Sign me up!
Our goal is to have 365 meals provided to the families that call RMHC in Omaha a home away from home. If you would like to sign up, simply pick an open date (or multiple) on the calendar below and contact Alyssa Francis to secure your date.
If you have further questions or would like to sign up, please contact Alyssa Francis at afrancis@rmhcomaha.org at 402-346-9377.
