Kitchen
This is where all of the families prepare and eat their meals. Doorways provides all of the perishable and non- perishable food necessary to feed this family of 21 daily.
Each family is responsible for the preparation and clean-up of their meals.
This is also where families will find their assigned, evening chore. All children are encouraged to assist parents in completing them as is appropriate for their age.
Donations from the community keep Doorways food expenditures as low as possible, but don’t always cover the need for fresh fruits and vegetables, baby food, formula and other special dietary requirements. To learn more about how much food Doorways supplies to feed families at this home, please click here.
Doorways accepts gift cards to Giant, Safeway and Shoppers to off-set this cost. To donate to Doorways click here.
A Few Facts about the Family Home Kitchen:
- This a double kitchen, two families can be preparing meals at one time.
- One side is fully ADA accessible with a sink that a wheelchair can go under and a washer/dryer unit.
- Donated granite countertops are durable, disease resistant and easy to clean.
- The floor is marmoleum, a natural linoleum floor that is made with 100% natural ingredients: linseed oil, cork, limestone, tree rosin and natural minerals.
- The appliances and cabinets were all donated.
- There is bench seating at the window and a large table next to the window.
- Families can eat at the table in the kitchen or at the counter as a breakfast nook.
- A kitchen door to the outside can be used to load food directly into the kitchen and the pantry.
