House of Bread

Today's noteable events during lunch service: 34 children were served lunch, most of them with parents. Our Director was losing to a child in a board game of Sorry! The game had to end so the child could catch the busy with mom.

One dad was given information on the Montgomery County fatherhood initiative, and selected books to read to his little girl at home.

Another family, who is staying in their camper, was given information on how to access showers and laundry services at the Dream Center.

And, two individuals looking for a detox program were given options for treatment.

In addition to serving lunch, we provided meals for programs at Dakota Center and Dayton Fellowship Club today.

During the last few days, we've connected 2 people with Montgomery County Addiction services to receive recovery services from drug addiction. Two may not seem like much when we've served over 1,000 meals in these days, but these two people.... it means the world. It means a chance to get their lives back. We're always serving more than just lunch.

Thank you to Auditor Karl Keith and his staff for volunteering today!

We are so fortunate to know and adore Mal - and be the recipient of the incredible vegetables that he grows every year for us to cook! Hands down, the best butter lettuce, squash, zucchini, beets, tomatoes the size of softballs…. We are fortunate that his labor truly benefits hundreds of people who walk through our doors

And the Greek fest this coming weekend!

Find a complete list of 30 festivals taking place in September and 32 taking place in October at thislocallife.com/festivals.

Over this Labor Day weekend of 3 days, we served 835 meals in our dining rooms. Of those 835 meals, 245 of them (30%) were served in our Family Dining Room to our youngest guests and their adults. Our youngest guests range in age from infants to teenagers, and it is a pleasure to serve!

Our hearts are full right now! One of our former staff members came in recently to talk with our community health worker about their struggles with addiction. Taraisa made the calls and got them into the program they needed. He called today to tell her thank you! His ending words on the call: “tell her I think she saved my life”.

This is what we do. 365 days a year we are here to care for people in crisis.

Addiction takes many different forms and looks differently, but the damage it creates can be devastating. Calls like this give everyone struggling with addiction what they need most: hope.

Always grateful to community partners who help serve our neighbors. An hispanic family showed up at our back door at 330 today looking for an open food pantry. We were able to help direct them to our friends at Have a Gay Day on Needmore Road before they closed at 4pm. (they are about the only pantry open on Sundays). We shared information with the family about other pantries and our operating hours and services.

On the day when our friends at FOA Families of Addicts are holding Rally 4 Recovery, we are CELEBRATING that two of our guests came in, straight out of rehab programs, sharing with us that Recovery happens! Our community health worker will be encouraging their continuing recovery efforts and connecting them with peer recovery supporters and sober living options.

A big thank you to Samaritan Behavioral Health for spending time in our family dining room doing activities with kids and passing out some school supplies.

Come visit them today and tomorrow during lunch!

We had a few volunteer slots open up for Wednesday if you’d like to volunteer with us from 10am-2pm!

Ages 16 and up

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Volunteer - House of Bread Get Involved House of Bread relies on countless volunteers every day to assist with large pick ups of donated food, and to help in our kitchen with preparing and serving the lunchtime meal to our guests. We are now accepting 3-4 volunteers per day to join us. Hours are 10:00am – 2:00pm and you wil...

Peanut butter is one of our most requested food items in the dining room as it’s an adaptable protein that’s yummy!

If you feel inclined to donate peanut butter this weekend, please drop it off to our back door between the hours of 9am-3pm.

As always, we thank you for your support and donations!

Thank you to our staff and volunteers for showing up joyful and ready to serve our guests! 💙 We can’t thank you enough!

From cooking pot to plate; our spaghetti and meatballs are always a favorite meal for family dinners! 🍝

We have a few more volunteer spots available for tomorrow! We’d love to have you join us!

Ages: 16 and up

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Volunteer - House of Bread Get Involved House of Bread relies on countless volunteers every day to assist with large pick ups of donated food, and to help in our kitchen with preparing and serving the lunchtime meal to our guests. We are now accepting 3-4 volunteers per day to join us. Hours are 10:00am – 2:00pm and you wil...

We have availability for volunteers this week if you’re available and interested in pouring into your community!

Ages 16 and up.

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Volunteer - House of Bread Get Involved House of Bread relies on countless volunteers every day to assist with large pick ups of donated food, and to help in our kitchen with preparing and serving the lunchtime meal to our guests. We are now accepting 3-4 volunteers per day to join us. Hours are 10:00am – 2:00pm and you wil...

Today’s event wouldn’t have been possible without the volunteers and staff going above and beyond to help make slime, run bouncy houses, make cookies, pass out items and help with setup and teardown. We are SO lucky to have such great individuals serving at the House of Bread!

Our Back to School event was a HUGE success.

We’re grateful to have the opportunity to pour into the students of our dining room with fun like bouncy houses, slime, cookies and hygiene items for going back to school!

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Back to School event is tomorrow for kids with immediate families! We’ll have a bouncy house, an obstacle course, slime, and snacks! See you tomorrow from 1-3pm at House of Bread 💙

We’re collecting uniforms for the students of our dining room.

If you have gently used uniforms, you can drop them off at 9 Orth Ave. Sizes and types on flyer

Tonight’s the last evening in July to bring your kids to our family dining room for dinner!

Join in the fun and have a great night out with your neighbors!

Mark your calendar for next Tuesday, August 6 and plan to be at McIntosh Park between 6 and 8pm for National Night Out! The event is sponsored by the Jane Reece Neighborhood Association and the Salem Avenue Business Association, and we will be among the 20+ groups and organizations that will be on hand. McIntosh Park is located at the corner of Edwin C. Moses Blvd. and W. Riverview Avenue, and there's a handy parking lot on Riverview... right between the park and our building. We hope to see you there!

National Lasanga Day was a HUGE success. Thanks to your donations we were able to prepare and serve 30 pans of lasagna!

We’re offering dinners for kids with immediate families again this week! On the 29th, 30th and 31st, we’ll have a family dining room open from 5:00-6:00pm for a hot meal and crafts!

Our family dining room has a new fun butterfly tent to play in! So fun, that staff had to try it out first, and we can confirm, it’s pretty great!

Did you know we not only serve meals 365 days, we also have toys and crafts in our family dining room for kids to enjoy during lunchtime.

It’s a perfect day to bring your kids to the House of Bread to enjoy a hot, nutritious meal and our new butterfly tent 🦋

We’re still collecting teams for National Lasagna day on Monday! You can drop off to our back door at 9 Orth Ave!

🧦 GRAND TOTAL SOCK COUNT 🧦

Thanks to your donations, we were able to collect 1,324 pairs of socks to pass out on National Give Something Away Day and still have so many to pass out as sock requests come in.

A big thank you for helping us make this happen! 💙

Tonight’s our last night for family dinners this week! We’ll also be having dinners for kids with immediate families on July 29th, 30th and 31st.

A big thank you to our staff for staying late, prepping yummy, nutritious meals and serving with a smile!

Monday is National Lasagna Day and we’d love to celebrate but we need all things Lasagna!

-Noodles
-Sauce
-Ricotta Cheese
-Shredded Cheese

If you’re able to donate, please drop off these items to the back door (9 Orth Ave) between 9am-3pm.

Thanks as always for your support!

Dinners for kids and families served tonight and tomorrow!

We’re offering dinner July 23-25 and July 29-31 for kids with immediate family members.