Breakfast at an American homeless shelter

Skystream7 writes: “I wrote about the shelter itself before. Up to 500 people can temporarily live in this shelter, and they are fed 3 times a day. At the same time, a significant number of volunteers are used to run the kitchen. I’m talking about what they feed the homeless in this shelter.”

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Source: Journal/skystream7

1. Breakfast is there from 5:30 to 7:30, so I had to get up very early. Most of the clients in the shelter are people with mental problems and drug addiction. Therefore, there are quite strict security measures, and there is security at the entrance and there is a metal detector. The shelter is closed for the night.

2. Smoking is not allowed in the shelter.

3. Volunteers are slowly gathering. There were 15 of us.

4. First of all, after entering, we were forced to wash our hands, put on gloves, disposable aprons, and hair nets. This is what our uniform looked like.

5. A significant part of the products are donations from stores. This bread was not sold yesterday, and shops donate it to a shelter.

6. We were divided into several teams - to distribute food, to clean and wash dishes, and to prepare dinner. The distribution line started with corn flakes. Several varieties of milk they have already poured to taste.

7. Then scrambled eggs and bread.

8. Juice and sweet donuts.

9. At the end of the line, the breakfast looked like this ... The children were given a bag of milk separately.

10. Then the choice is coffee, tea, or carbonated drinks.

11. Meanwhile, another team in the kitchen was preparing lunch (lunch). I understand they had fruit for lunch, and macaroni and cheese.

12. Fruits (pineapples, peaches, pears, and watermelons) are laid out in individual cups.

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14. This pasta will be cooked in this huge cauldron.

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16. Meanwhile, they make a mixture of several different melted cheeses.

17. This is what the final product looked like. A total of 6 such containers were prepared.

18. The third team was engaged in the collection and washing of dirty dishes

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22. Empty milk bottles.

23. After graduation, it was necessary to clean everything. Wash and scrub boilers.

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26. Then wash the tables, floor, and clean the chairs in the dining room.

The clients of the shelter were not allowed to take pictures. They were mostly native Americans (there are almost no immigrants among them), both white and black. Approximately 70% men, 25% women and 5% children. There was one mother with 5 children. They were quite friendly, saying “good morning” and “good bless you”, and many of them came up to thank us separately.