Serving the Homeless with Dignity

Website

: http://www.crescentcitycafe.com

The Idea

The Crescent City Cafe serves restaurant-style breakfast meals to people who are homeless or low-income in the New Orleans community. We are entirely volunteer-run and serve one meal per month. We'd like to expand to two times per month and the $5,000 would provide the funds to do so.

The Specifics

We want people to understand that “homeless” is a circumstance—not a label. We also want to connect young adults to the issue of homelessness and inspire them to become advocates. Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve served more than 2,500 meals and provided volunteer opportunities for nearly 500 young professionals. To serve with dignity, we greet and seat each guest, and we provide them with menu options. We also serve on real dishes, and we’ve been told by guests that it was “the first time they felt like a human in a long time.” We’ve only run the cafe once per month since starting, but we’d like to expand to two times per month and to other cities as well. Help us remove the stigma of homelessness and serve our guests with dignity!

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