OUR KITCHEN NEEDS YOU!
“Every day you bring joy and good food to people. It really fills your heart” - Yasmin Abachi, Volunteer
Our volunteers are ordinary people making a big difference to the lives of many.
We constantly need new volunteers to help us cook and serve thousands of warm nutritious meals every day.
Just click on the button below to register to volunteer with us in Calais, France.
Volunteering with RCK can give you life skills, kitchen skills, organisational skills and an unforgettable experience.
Normally we can use your help for any time you can offer a few hours, a few days or even longer. Make your free time count. Help us support displaced people.
Just click on the button above to register to volunteer with us in Calais, France.
Here's how you can help:
Washers Uppers
Stirrers
Drivers
Food servers
Stock sorters
Vegetable Choppers
Experienced/Inexperienced chefs
Cooks
Cake bakers
For questions & updates about volunteering in Calais, register, email us at volunteering@refugeecommunitykitchen.org or check our Frequently Asked Questions.
PLANNING YOUR VISIT TO CALAIS, FRANCE
We ask you to arrange your own accommodation and travel plans.
Once you register or email us you will receive an informative volunteer pack, which should answer all your questions or check our Frequently Asked Questions.
ACCOMMODATION
AirBnB accommodation (from approx. 36€ a night) is popular in Calais, we recommend that people book in pairs or groups when booking rooms in a shared AirBnB apartments, there have been incidents and it is preferable that volunteers err on the side of safety.
Youth Hostel The local hostel is Centre Européen de Séjour of Calais. Please book via email at reservation@cescalais.com
Hotels
Hotel Premiere Classe
Hotel F1
Please Note: When staying at one of the Hostels or house shares without transport there are usually a number of volunteers that you can car-pool with, and there is a free daily bus services from the hostel to the Theatre then to the warehouse (please check the timetables, as buses stop running around 8pm and start late on Sundays and holidays)
LONG TERM VOLUNTEERS
We have a number of limited spaces available in shared houses in Calais for long term volunteers.
You will need to be over 21 and we encourage all volunteers to self fund for an initial period, this is so you can get to know us and we can get to know you. However, we do have limited accommodation available so do get in touch with us about your needs or let the welcome or management team on the ground know you are interested and they will go through the process with you in person.
TRAVEL
Eurotunnel can be affordable for groups, if booked in advance, as they charge by the car rather than number of passengers.
Coach There are many other coach companies so please check and compare.
Useful Facebook Groups:
Lift Share group and Uniting Volunteers travel buddies are two helpful Facebook groups for travel to and from Calais.
We recommend travelling in pairs for safety’s sake.
FUNDING
Many volunteers have launched successful fundraisers to help pay for their trips via Justgiving and other crowdfunding sites.
