LA Mission Chef Prepares Thanksgiving Meals for Skid Row Residents

Annual Holiday Meal Service

• 🎯 The LA Mission, in collaboration with Hope the Mission, is serving meals to over 12,000 people for Thanksgiving.
• 🍽️ This includes 2,000 meals served directly at the LA Mission and 10,000 distributed throughout the city.
• 🦃 The menu features traditional holiday dishes like turkey, stuffing, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, peach crisp, and dinner rolls, sponsored by Jetro/Restaurant Depot and PepsiCo.

Chef Eric's Inspiring Journey

• 💡 Executive Chef Eric, who leads the food preparation, is an alumnus of the LA Mission's program.
• 🤝 He shared his personal experience of being unhoused for several years, which opened his eyes to the needs of the homeless population.
• ❤️ Chef Eric finds fulfillment in giving back to those in need, recognizing that homelessness can happen to anyone and that support is crucial.

Call for Support and Volunteers

• 💻 The LA Mission encourages those who wish to help to visit their website, lamission.org, and navigate to the 'Get Involved' or 'Contribution' tabs.
• 💰 Donations are vital for the mission's operations, as food costs are high and the need is significant.
• ⚠️ The organization highlights the growing crisis of homelessness in LA County, with approximately 75,000 unhoused individuals, emphasizing the increasing demand for services.

Additional Community Support

• 🎁 In Huntington Beach, 250 turkeys are being given away to families in need at the 25° restaurant on Walnut Avenue near PCH.