dignified food for all

PROVIDING JOY AND AUTONOMY THROUGH DIGNIFIED FOOD FOR MARGINALIZED AND HOUSING INSECURE COMMUNITIES IN PHILADELPHIA

80,000 meals produced since 2020

The Problem

According to Feeding America, 17% or almost 270,000 Philadelphians experience food insecurity daily.


Due to the lack of quality food resources within food-insecure neighborhoods, residents will see direct negative health effects including decreased energy levels, reduced immunity, disrupted sleep quality, affected moods, and increased risk of memory problems.

The solution

  • Creating healthy and sustainable meals from raw ingredients filled with protein, fresh vegetables, and other key ingredients that are beneficial to the human body.

  • Working with Community Partners like community refrigerators, re-entry programs, harm reduction programs and food waste organizations to supply prepared meals cooked and prepared by trained chefs and trained volunteers free of cost.

  • Creating a kitchen-based skill development program for previously incarcerated individuals and residents who were previously affected by homelessness to assist with job placement.

290 CURRY CHICKEN WITH SWEET SOY CABBAGE AND CARROTS AND 330 VEGGIE MASALA OVER TURMERIC RICE Huge thanks to @nwmac and @sharingexcess for all their produce every week to be able to produce this much food. Big curry dry rub on the chicken with a sw
HEARTWARMING PITA RECIPE A recipe from @carnecs for a big Chana masala dish we made a while back. Great for dipping, snacking or eating by themselves! Let us know if you try this or what recipes you’d like! Serving size: 6 large pitas Ing
250 HOUSEMADE KIMCHI EGG FRIED RICE AND 325 BEEF CAPONATA Welp, when life gives you cabbage (or in this case, @nwmac ) @hopeless_semantic will make a ton of kimchi. Let this ferment for about 10 days and in the fridge for another 4. Tons of gochuj
274 PASTA POMODORO AND 256 HERBED CHICKEN WITH KALE AND CARROTS What’s your favorite pasta?? Saturday, We had some really nice tomatoes from @sharingexcess that we turned into a classic pasta pomodoro. Refreshing and pack full of vegetables
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! SHARE WIDELY! In the month of April, we cooked over 4500 free meals for Philadelphians. Our meals help support a wide variety of populations such as unhoused, disabled, cancer patients and multiply marginalized individuals al
790 FREE MEALS Its been a busy week so far and IG can be distracting. Weds was 290 chicken tinga with onions and peppies Thurs was 260 barley bowls with a ton of veg from @nwmac along with an avocado and really spicy arugula from the farm at @phi

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