Volunteer Dress Code

Volunteers and Provide-A-Meal groups are requested to arrive dressed appropriately for the work that they will be performing. This dress code has been developed with the safety of volunteers in mind, following work place safety standards are designed to respect our clients. Please adhere to this code to insure that you will be able to fully take part during your day of service. Volunteers arriving dressed inappropriately will not be allowed to take part unless suitable accommodations can be made.

Volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes. This includes, but is not limited to, athletic shoes, dress shoes and boots. Some examples of unacceptable shoes are as follows: high heels, sandals and flip-flops. This rule is most stringent and no exceptions will be made. Please come prepared.

Volunteers must not wear revealing clothing; for example, tank tops, low cut collars, short cut shorts and tight shirts. Acceptable clothing includes: short sleeved shirts (covering the stomach, upper arms and upper chest), shorts covering down to within three inches of the knee, any long pants and long-sleeved shirts.

A hat is required for any volunteer handling food. Hats may be brought from home. These hats should be appropriate to the job and situation. Please do not wear large or dress hats. We suggest baseball hats. Paper hats and hairnets are provided to those that do not bring one with them.

Plastic gloves are required for any volunteer handling food. These gloves will be furnished by SOME. Volunteers are responsible for wearing gloves while handling food. Please do not attempt to serve food without gloves.

If you find that you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact us at 202.797.8806 ext. 2106 or meals@some.org. We will be happy to discuss this and to insure that you have an enjoyable experience at SOME.