WELCOME TO OUR SUNDAY LUNCH DRIVE

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Thank you so much for joining us in helping feed our neighbors!

Here’s everything you need to know:

  1. The lunch drive happens every Sunday morning. Rain or shine.

  2. You make lunches at home (or in a group with friends!)

  3. Most folks make about 10 lunches, but you can make as many as you’d like.

  4. Label the bag with the type of sandwich (this is important and allows us to give the recipients a choice.)

  5. Be generous. This is the only meal these folks get all day.

  6. Lunches should contain at least 7 items:

    • A drink (water, Capri sun, soda)

    • Sandwich (PB+J, Turkey, Ham + Cheese are most common)

    • Potato Chips (individually packaged)

    • Fruit (oranges, apple sauce, bananas. No apples: too hard on teeth)

    • Cookies (individually packaged)

    • A snack (beef jerky, granola bar, nuts, etc.)

  7. No Glass.

  8. NO ALCOHOL.

  9. Some people decorate their bags. Not required- but much appreciated.

  10. If you would like to be featured on our Instagram, tag @hang.out.do.good in your posts or email photos to hangoutdogood@gmail.com.

  11. Lastly, drop your lunches off at one of our drop-off locations:

If you are making lunches on a Saturday night, please make sure to store the sandwiches in a cool place or refrigerator.

And don’t forget to do the following when putting together lunch bags:

  • Wash your hands

  • Wear gloves

  • Keep your hair tied back

  • Use pre-packaged food

  • And keep your working space clean and safe

"The Sidewalk Project has been doing weekly distribution of bagged lunches to Skid Row since early 2020 during the covid pandemic. These weekly services have continued to present day. Hollywood Food Coalition is not only consistent in their mutual aid support, they also are focused on providing dignity, creativity and emotional support with their handmade lunches. Our participants repeatedly tell us our lunches are the best out there. We have expanded services in this past year with Hollywood Food Co support to include MacArthur Park/Westlake, a neighborhood that has repeatedly been passed over for infrastructure and basic needs services. We are proud of our ongoing collaboration and the thousands of meals we have distributed together throughout the years." -Soma, The Sidewalk Project

“My name is Claudia, and I am the Program Manager for the Drop In Center here at the Village Family Services. We currently pick up the lunchbags every Sunday, and our youth love this lunchbags, as they are so practical for them to grab as they have everything they need starting from food, snacks, and hygiene kits. These lunch bags are great to receive as our funding is very limited and we don’t have the flexibility to buy snacks all the time. These lunch bags are great to have as they last till mid week and youth enjoy receive them every week. Thank you so much for all the continue donations, (Bonnie) has been amazing and is always going out of her way to assist our Drop In Center program with not only food, but clothing donations as well, as a nonprofit organization, program relies on receiving donations, and having snacks for the youth everyday by receiving these lunch bags is amazing!” -Claudia, The Village Family Services

“I have to tell you I climbed down to the LA River last Sunday to deliver lunch bags to a family that had lost their RV and were camping out down there.
BONNIE!! Your bags always open the door. I'm hooking them up with my friend Ann a fellow outreach worker whose brother owns a construction business.  The husband is a construction worker and the wife a carpenter. They have three kids, one a cancer survivor. They now have work and we are getting them in housing. I'm so happy about this one I can't tell you. I have quite a few in tents and rvs with kids but this one was breaking my heart.  The child's cancer gutted their finances and their hearts. But those doggone sandwich bags are all the calling card I need to get a conversation going. Thank you sweetheart. Just CRYING.....” -Joan Howard, Food On Foot

HODG and The Hollywood Food Coalition on ABC 7 News

Volunteers with program Sunday Lunch Bags have provided close to 700,000 meals to those in need. Read the full article here

HODG Shoutout on Tig Notaro’s Podcast!

Watch the full episode on YouTube here.