Cooking Matters Colorado loves our volunteers.

Everyone has a strength, and everyone has something to share. Chefs, cooks, culinary students, nutrition educators, moms, dads, aunts and uncles--everyone can help spread the word that healthy delicious meals are possible at home and on a budget.

We offer training and a great experience working in your community. 

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As a Cooking Matters volunteer, you’ll:

• Connect with people who share your passion for healthy food and community service
• Share your expertise in hands-on settings - the kitchen and the grocery store.
• Learn from the incredible families who participate in Cooking Matters.
• Draw from and contribute to a collection of chef-developed recipes which prove that healthy food can be delicious.
• Want to come back (98% of volunteers are willing to teach another course).

Volunteer Roles
Cooking Matters at the Store Tour Leaders offer interactive, guided grocery store tours that help participants learn to make healthy purchasing choices on a limited budget. Using our guide and support resources, these leaders organize tours in their own communities – recruiting participants, choosing the tour location, and planning and leading the tour. 

Cooking Matters Six-Week Cooking Course Instructors

• Culinary Instructors teach adults, kids, and teens how to cook and shop for healthy, low-cost foods. They combine their own knowledge and experience with the lesson plans and recipes provided in the Cooking Matters curricula. 
  
• Nutrition Instructors teach adults, kids, and teens how to make healthy choices. They use the lesson plans and instructional materials provided in the Cooking Matters curricula, along with their own expertise. Nutrition volunteers are typically graduates of or enrolled in dietetics programs or have at least two years working in a nutrition or dietetics position.
• Course Assistants help before, during and after classes. Duties may include shopping for food, handing out and collecting class materials, engaging reluctant participants, helping with set up and clean up, taking photos or collecting stories during class to help record the Cooking Matters course experience.