Serving Under-Privileged Families in our Community
We focus on going into poor, working class neighborhoods to hand out sandwiches, fruit, chips, cookies, boiled eggs, milk and juice boxes to families. We see lots of kiddos coming up to our truck. On the opposite side of the truck we hand out full sized bottles of shampoo, bar soap, toothpaste & toothbrushes, disposable razors and deodorant. In addition we offer any clothing that has been donated and sometimes children's books & toys. If we encounter any homeless along our route we stop and hand them pre-packaged bags of food.
Bethany Contact:
TBD, 512-258-6017
Current Projects/Dates:
*Mobile Loaves & Fishes is temporarily not going out due to COVID-19
- Please call for dates and to schedule.
Bethany takes a Mobile Loaves and Fishes food truck out three times a month. We always need volunteers to make sandwiches in the Bethany kitchen as well as individuals who'd like to ride on the truck to hand out meals. This is a late afternoon mission. We distribute food and clothing to poor neighborhoods first, and then to the homeless.
Types of Volunteers Needed:
Volunteers must sign-up to participate
There are 2 teams of 5 persons each involved in each evening’s distribution run. The first team meets about 4:00 PM to prepare approximately 200 sandwiches and load the truck with food and drink items. The second team leaves in the loaded truck at 5:00 PM to make the designated stops to distribute the food and clothing, returning to the church by 7:30 PM.
Minimum age to volunteer in the kitchen is 12 yrs.
Minimum age to ride in the truck is 14 yrs.
- Prepare food (usually sandwiches) - 4:00 PM
- Deliver food in the Mobile Loaves & Fishes truck, usually from 5:00-7:30 PM
- Help purchase food
- Prepare hard boiled eggs (typically 4 dozen needed)
- Bake cookies (6 dozen needed)
- Donate clothing (including children sizes)
- Donate socks, gloves etc.
- $$$ donations to offset the run costs
How to volunteer:
Through the Bethany contact listed above.