Since 2018, SLURP has been involved in cooking and serving food for people experiencing homelessness and members of the wider Edinburgh community. We currently work with Bethany Christian Trust, providing meals for one of their shelters up to seven days a week, and work with Leith Community Centre, running a community cafe once a week. We have recently started a hot food handout around Central Edinburgh!
No experience is required. We’ll tell you everything you need to know before your first session, and one of our volunteer coordinators will be there to support you throughout.
Where we Volunteer
Womens Cooking Class (WCC)
When: Monthly (on Wednesdays
What: Volunteers create a recipe and run a cooking class for the YMCA Supportive Womens Group. Then you sit and enjoy lunch with the group
Volunteers needed: 3 (only volunteers who identify as female)
Streetwork (STW)
When: Every Saturday
What: Cook and serve a lunch meal to a support group every Sunday
Volunteers needed: 3
One-off volunteering
We also cook for one-off events, fundraisers, and community projects. These are a great way to get involved if you cannot commit to regular volunteering.
Want SLURP to volunteer with you?
We are always looking for more locations where we can make a difference. If you have a community space, kitchen, organisation, shelter, or project where SLURP could help cook or distribute food, we would love to hear from you.