People who are homeless miss out on food programs if they work.
This is something our founder, James Barnett, observed while living intentionally homeless for two years. Breakfast programs that serve those in poverty usually start around 7:30 am. Day laborers, who are often homeless, are up around 5-6 am seeking work at short-term staffing agencies called, “labor pools.” This creates a gap between what’s needed and what’s provided - a gap that shouldn’t exist for people actively seeking to overcome their obstacles.
Meet the Breakfast Brigade.
Every week, in solidarity, we get up earlier than the day-laborers to make breakfast and center ourselves in prayer as we prepare our hearts to serve (you can download our prayer liturgy here). We head over to the local labor pool and lay down a tablecloth, put out freshly picked flowers from a friend’s garden, and begin our feast together.
The menu varies each week based on what is donated/purchased but is usually comprised of homemade bread with honey butter, pastries donated from Panera, oranges, hard-boiled eggs collected from our hens, and orange juice.
