Our Daily Bread: Hot Meal Program
Our Daily Bread is Nelson’s only hot lunch program that is free of charge and barrier free to all members of society. Five days per week, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, ODB offers a hot nutritious meal in a safe and welcoming environment. Each day, we serve fifty to one hundred people.
Many of our guests at ODB have multiple barriers to self-sufficiency. Some of our guests are homeless and many are at risk of homelessness. The daily meal at ODB is often the only good meal of their day. Our guests not only receive nutritional health, but also emotional support. Our guests are able to connect with one another and share their life experience with one another. Many of our guests find support with childcare and problem solving from the other guests.
One of the aims of ODB has been to support people in finding meaning in their work and in their lives. Pastor Jim Reimer is available for casual counseling and our volunteers in the kitchen receive skills that help build a resume. Some of our guests use the office to contact employers, landlords, and family members. Our telephone, internet, photocopier, and fax machine are used by our patrons free of charge.
