Meals from the Heart
We provide the kitchen. You provide the care. Volunteer groups can serve breakfast, lunch, or dinner by selecting a menu, purchasing ingredients, and preparing and packaging meals for families.
Short on time? Make a donation and we’ll handle the groceries and supplies while your group prepares and serves the meal.
Sponsor a Meal
Support families by catering a meal at one of our Ronald McDonald Houses. Meals are prepared in a commercial kitchen, individually packaged, and delivered by you or the restaurant.
Lunches with Love
Gather co-workers, friends, or family to assemble sack lunches so families always have a meal. Provide supplies, assemble at our Mueller House, and deliver to our Family Rooms.
Show up Ready to Cook
Make a one-time donation to help cover the cost of groceries, and we’ll take care of the rest. We’ll handle the menu and shopping list so you can focus on what matters most: preparing a warm, comforting meal for families in need.
Sign up your Group to Volunteer!
Create Your Account and Complete the Questionnaire
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If a shift says “1 slot open”, that means one group can sign up for that meal. As the group leader, go ahead and claim it!
Once you sign up, your group members should also sign up for the same shift—even if it now says “Join the Waitlist.”
That just means the main slot is claimed. Our RMHC team will manually move your group members into the shift.
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Maximum group size at Mueller House is 6 people. Maximum group size at Texas Children’s House is 4 people.
Volunteers at Mueller House must be 8+ years and volunteers at Texas Children’s House must be 12+ years. Any volunteer groups with minors must have an adult (18+) actively volunteering during the shift.
Volunteers will be required to wear gloves, a hairnet, and apron (all provided) during meal preparation.
Meal providers can choose to volunteer for a breakfast, lunch, or dinner shift at Mueller. Texas Children’s House shifts are for dinner and lunch.
Continental Breakfast shifts at Mueller will begin at 8:00 a.m. and breakfast should be served by 9:00 a.m. for 20-25 people.
Lunch shifts at Mueller will begin at 10:00 a.m. and lunch should be served by 12:00 a.m. for 20-25 people.
Dinner shifts at Mueller will begin at 4:00 p.m. and dinner should be served by 6:00 p.m. for 25-30 people.
Dinner shifts at Texas Children’s House will begin at 4:00 p.m. and conclude at 6:00 p.m. for 15 people. Lunch shifts at Texas Children’s House will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at noon for 15 people.
Brunch shifts (on Saturday & Sunday) at Mueller House will begin at 9:30 p.m. and brunch should be served by 11:30 p.m. for 20-25 people.
Volunteers at both Houses will need to prepare meals and individually package in single-serve containers.
Should you have any additional questions, please email us at mealsfromtheheart@rmhc-ctx.org.