Volunteers are the backbone of Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach. Whether it is purchasing ingredients, preparing food, serving a meal, helping at the reception desk, working in the garden, or hosting a donation drive or special event-- we appreciate your investment of time and resources and want to assist you in any way we can. Here are the latest updates:

Hope Garden Season is Here!

Spring is here, and that means it’s time to get our Hope Garden growing. Our amazing volunteers are already preparing the garden beds for planting! We’re once again grateful to Christ School in Lincoln for their generous donation of flowers to brighten our grounds and spread a little extra hope.

This year, we bid a heartfelt farewell to Green Schools Farm, as they have retired after many years of donating vegetable plants to our garden. We are incredibly thankful for their years of support that helped our garden thrive.

Last season, we grew over 80 vegetable plants—and we’d love to do it again! If you have any extra vegetable plants to donate, we would be thrilled to receive them. We’re also looking for volunteers to help with weeding, watering, harvesting, and maintaining the flower beds throughout the season.

We’re excited to use the fresh vegetables in both our daily Hunger Relief meals and our Choice Pantry, giving our guests access to nutritious, homegrown food.

If you’re interested in supporting the Hope Garden, we’d love to hear from you! Thank you for all you do to support our mission!

Open Volunteer Positions

We are in need of providing, preparing, and serving teams for the following meals this summer:

• May 17 – Dinner
• May 20 – Lunch
• May 31 – Dinner
• June 25 – Dinner
• July 4 – Dinner

If you or someone you know would be interested in filling any of these open slots, let us know!

Thank you!