Space is limited so material items are minimal. All moneys earned by individuals are pooled for the good of the project. The current volunteers come from cities across the United States, such as Detroit, Michigan, and Fort Collins, Colorado. They are not castaways from families, but keep in touch regularly with their families. The current group of workers has been together for close to two years.
People do come and go from the group, but transition is slow.
Everybody's Kitchen moved out of Lake Claire in mid-January to a destination unknown. Some neighbors complained about their presence. Not finding any violations of city or state law, complaints followed about sleeping in the vans, remedied by sleeping in host homes. Sensing the hostility someone in the neighborhood had towards them, Everybody's Kitchen moved on and the Christmas season turned to the winter doldrums once again.