Al & Friends uplifts members of the community suffering from challenges: hunger, homelessness, and poverty. It's an effective social service provider, a consistent presence, and a growing local network of dedicated citizens built from within the community that we serve. Bringing dignity to people's lives, nurturing benevolent values within our community, and inviting everyone to get involved doing something that matters.
AL & FRIENDS has been serving Sunday morning brunch-style meals for over a decade and intends to keep going strong as the need for such uplifting services is increasing. The kitchen that AL & FRIENDS has been using for many years will be under renovation and the nonprofit will need a place to prepare meals. A mobile kitchen would be a solution that would pair perfectly with the existing setup and would enhance our flexibility, strengthen our operations, and ensure we never miss a single Sunday breakfast.
AL & Friends focuses on consistently serving our meal at the same time and place (since 2015) so we can be counted on for any given Sunday at our traditional location. However, we have gone out to local areas effected by disasters or events where meals were needed. This Big Idea of a food truck, mobile kitchen, would allow us to spring into action if such needs arise.
Hanging out with our guests has allowed me to establish a whole new set of friendships. We connect as equals. They share some of their life stories with me and they wanna know what’s happening in my life.
- Randy Kanouse, Pacific Grove, Volunteer, former board member
