We Feed Our People

We may have been a bit surprised by the snow and untreated roads on Monday morning, but that didn't stop our volunteers from arriving at 6:00 am to get the day started. Thank you! (Please feel free to share post and tag yourself.)

Looking to serve today? Join us at the Men's Emergency Shelter on New York Ave, NE from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.

We have the left Paul Public Middle School. Thanks to all who have volunteered this weekend!

We're cooking in the kitchen this morning and sorting the gloves and hats this morning. Interested in helping, please visit
https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/WeFeedOurPeople/2024MLKVolunteer to see available slots.

Shout out to our first volunteer on Day #2!

The We Feed Our People website is having technical difficulties, so please follow our Facebook and IG pages for updates.

Thanks to our last shift of volunteers to close Day #1 on a strong note!

Happy Founders' Day to the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.! Thank you for coming out today and bringing the young ladies from your Delta Academy to assist with sorting our donated items and prepping food.

For those coming to Paul Public Charter School, please enter on 9th St, NW and push the bottom to the Staff Parking Lot. Once you enter the building, security will direct you downstairs. Thank you!

The second shift has wrapped up their work. Thanks to our volunteers for spending your Saturday morning with We Feed Our People!

Shop for food items - ✔
Drop off items at Paul Public Charter School - ✔
Welcome volunteers - We can't wait until tomorrow. We still have slots available. Register at https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/WeFeedOurPeople/2024MLKVolunteer.

This year, We Feed Our People (WFOP) plans to serve 400 hot meals and distribute 200 bag lunches to the unhoused and underserved in our nation’s capital on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

1) Donate clothing and toiletries. -- See posted flyer

Drop-off on Saturday and Sunday, January 13-14 at Paul Public Charter School (5800 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20011) between 9:00am – 2:00pm.

2) Volunteer to prepare meals, sort donated items, distribute bag lunches. Register at https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/WeFeedOurPeople/2024MLKVolunteer?fbclid=IwAR3N1EilA38h0vFXxmk-HOJX-Zpe3WLsfVviGLbNxQx7zl1QZ9nxAmUy6yM.

3) Please consider making a monetary donation at http://wefeedourpeople.org/donate. No donation is too small. WFOP is a 100% volunteer grassroots-based organization. All monies go towards serving our community.

**We are having technical difficulties with our website, so please follow our FB and IG social media pages for updates.

Volunteer registration for the 36th Annual We Feed Our People Weekend of Service is now open at https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/WeFeedOurPeople/2024MLKVolunteer.

Please note that we are having technical difficulties with our website so please monitor our FB page for updates.

Schedule for 2024MLKVolunteer

Happy New Year!

We are two weeks away from the 36th Annual We Feed Our People Weekend of Service. WFOP prepares a holiday meal and distribute clothing/toiletries to the unhoused and underserved in our nation's capital during the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We will prepare a hot meal to feed 400 people and distribute 200 bag lunches to the unhoused this year . Please consider donating your time to WFOP. How you ask? I'm happy you asked. You may donate gloves, hats, socks, toiletries, gently worn winter clothing (shoes included). You may also make a monetary donation. WFOP is a 100% volunteer grassroots organization and all proceeds go to the Annual Day of Service event. We'll be posting volunteer registration this week. To learn more, please visit our website at www.wefeedourpeople.org/wpsite.

Thank you!

We Feed our People  -  More than a day off. More than a day off, is the catalyst behind the community based coalition of concerned individuals and organizations formed in Washington, DC in 1988 to commemorate the works and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by reaching out to those most vulnerable the homeless.

Mark your calenders for WFOP 2024 (January 13-15, 2024). We are finalizing details and will post soon.

The team had a very productive debrief last week. We are excited about the plans for the remainder of 2023 and already planning for WFOP 2024.

P.S. -- Take a sneak peek of the WFOP sweatshirt that will be available for purchase on our website.

Our second service site was at the Southeast Veterans Center where we were honored to serve our nation's vets with a hot meal. They also had a chance to go shopping for coats and health care kits.

The day of service has finally arrived. We delivered and served hot meals and soup at Bailey's Crossroads Shelter in Northern Virginia. We also distributed coats, clothes, and toiletries.

We see Ransom Miller (Project GiveBack) and team cooking the soup that we know will be a hit at Bailey's Crossroads Shelter today!

Because of your donations, we're able to distribute coats, socks, scarves, hats, clothing, and toiletries to those in need tomorrow. Thank you!

Thanks to the volunteers for preparing the lunch bags that we'll distribute on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday! We appreciate them for volunteering their time on a Sunday to support WFOP.

Thanks to our volunteers for coming out today. We know many have waited for us to return to the kitchen and here we are with you!

First day is a wrap! Started Saturday with setting up and preparing for our volunteers. Shoutout to Paul Public Charter School for welcoming us for the 35th Annual WFOP Weekend of Service!

We are one day away from the 35th Annual We Feed Our People Weekend of Service and we are excited! To register or learn how to donate, visit http://wefeedourpeople.org/wpsite/.

Flashback to We Feed Our People 2021. We quickly learned how to pivot in light of the worldwide pandemic.

We're back in the kitchen this year for our 35th year of uninterrupted service. To learn more or register to volunteer visit http://wefeedourpeople.org/wpsite/.

Where will you be this weekend? WFOP will be in the kitchen preparing for Monday's service project. If you want in, register at http://wefeedourpeople.org/wpsite/.

We Feed Our People We Feed Our People is the longest running community service event to celebrate the MLK Holiday in Washington, DC and one of the first in the country.

Volunteer registration is now open for the 35th Annual WFOP Weekend of Service (January 14-16, 2023) at http://wefeedourpeople.org/wpsite/.

To make a monetary donation to our grassroots project, please scan the QR code. All monies received go towards the event. Thank you!