On average about 119 meals are served in a night. The meals are paid for by our local missions program, by donations from individuals and businesses, of money and food, and by special fundraisers we hold. Members of South Bay Christian Church, Christ Episcopal Church, Temple Menorah, Church of Religious Science in Redondo Beach, and other congregations in the South Bay, as well as friends and neighbors from the community participate. Without help from all these friends, we would have difficulty maintaining the program ourselves. When the program was getting started, we were able to obtain grants from the City of Redondo Beach and from the Conference.
Grants continue to help maintain the program.
Volunteers pick up food from the Torrance Farmers Market, from other businesses, and sources for bread, and do shopping. They cook, serve, clean up afterwards. A counselor is there every week to meet with people, and provide help to the committee. She connects people with jobs, detox centers, and other services. Shared Bread provides the only counseling of this kind in the area.