Los Angeles - Mother's Kitchen

Contact: Elizabeth Tobias
Tel No.: 213-479-4026
Email: eliztobias@yahoo.com
Alternate Contact: Jagadeep Ottenhouse
Tel No: 323-839-0905
Email: jagadeep@earthlink.net

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu!

We discovered a group in Santa Monica, called HOPE, which stands for Helping Other People Eat. They have been serving hot meals in the park there for the past 8 years. They serve twice a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. On any given Wednesday or Thursday anywhere from 150 - 300 people are served. A group of us from our local Amma satsang group helps HOPE three Thursdays per month in their endeavor to feed lots of people. Every week we provide sandwiches (at least 150) to go along with the hot meal, and 4 times a month we cook the main dish. We have about 10-12 people from our Satsang group that help to cook, transport, and serve the food.

Mother's Kitchen works in partnership with HOPE, a grass-roots, all volunteer organization that has been serving the homeless community in Santa Monica since 1992.HOPE plans to formally move the site of the Meal Distribution Program. After November 15, Mother's Kitchen and HOPE will be moving to an indoor facility in downtown Santa Monica at 512 Colorado Avenue (between 6th & 7th Streets). This new location is a step forward that will increase the need for dedicated volunteers.

For more information, please email eliztobias@yahoo.com

- A report by Mother's LA children

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