By Barbara Howell | CEO
Each morning around 8:00 a.m., the homeless begin gathering outside of Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC). BTAC won't open for another hour and sack lunches won't be distributed until 10:30 a.m.. As 10:30 nears, the line grows. It snakes down the block and around the corner as more and more homeless arrive. By noon, the line will have disappeard, but more than 100 lunches will have been given out by BTAC and its workforce of volunteers.
Many times, area churches make the lunches. But as word has spread about BTAC's lunch prograrm, sometimes there aren't enough. That is where you come in. Your contribution allows BTAC to purchase items for the lunches. Not just chips and sweets, but tuna, chicken and meats to help make the lunches more filling and healthful.
On occasion, I have heard criticism about our wanting to provide better food options. "Beggars can't be choosers!", is a favorite retort. My response is that it doesn't matter. They may be homeless, but deserve respect and care.
Your contribution to this program shows that respect and care. We may not be able to change thier circumstances, but we can fill thier bodies with foods we, ourselves, would want to eat.
Thank you for your support.
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