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WASHINGTON - September 20 - Food Not Bombs, a
lose national confederation of groups working to
feed the hungry, opened a community center in
New Orleans yesterday, located at 714 Desire
St., in the 9th Ward.
The community center is host to a full-time
kitchen, wellness center, and information hub
and is organizing supply distribution for the
area. Plans are in the works to provide free
bicycles and bicycle repair at the center as
well.
“We need clothes, cooking equipment, food, cooks
and money to provide for thousands of hungry
homeless people,” says Keith McHenry, a
volunteer working out of the new community
center in the 9th Ward. “We have no overhead,
rent or salaries so every donation goes directly
to helping people. Because we are independent we
can take food and supplies to areas no other
agency can reach.”
Because this disaster may last six months to a
year or more, Food Not Bombs is setting up
permanent field kitchens throughout the
hurricane-stricken region, and in areas where
large numbers of survivors are gathered. In
addition to the community center in New Orleans,
the group is supporting relief efforts in
Waveland, Mississippi and the Houma Nation in
Louisiana. Food Not Bombs is encouraging the
hurricane survivors to participate in cooking,
serving and collecting the food.
Hundreds of people all over America have been
calling Food Not Bombs asking what they can do
to help those made homeless by Hurricane
Katrina. Food Not Bombs will continue organizing
buses, vans and truckloads of food, kitchen
equipment and clothing to aid people trapped by
or fleeing the disaster.
Busloads of material support and Food Not Bombs
volunteers have been sent to hurricane-stricken
areas from Washington, DC; Chicago;
Indianapolis; San Francisco; Pittsburgh; New
York; Philadelphia; Oberlin; Boulder; Madison;
Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Dayton; Hartford;
Tucson; Panama City, Miami and Saint Petersburg,
FL.
In addition to the new community center in New
Orleans, Food Not Bombs kitchens are operating
in the following locations:
- Algiers, LA - Masjid Bigal mosque on Teche Street
- Baton Rouge, LA - Louisiana Environmental
Action Coalition (LEAN), 162 Croydon Ave.
- Houston, TX – The Houston Convention Center
Food Not Bombs teams are also traveling
hurricane-stricken areas, passing out food and
supplies to those in need.
To make a donation to Food Not Bombs, visit: www.foodnotbombs.net/dollar_for_peace.html
Or contact Food Not Bombs at
Katrina@foodnotbombs.net, or 1-800-884-1136
Donations of food and supplies are being
collected at the following locations:
- Algiers, Louisiana - Masjid Bigal mosque on
Teche Street
- Covington, Louisiana- Corner of 28th and Tyler
in Covington.
- Tucson, Arizona -1410 W. Niagra St.; 4065 N.
Fremont Street; Food Conspiracy Coop, 412-North
4th Avenue
- South Windsor, Connecticut - Garland truck
repair & services:
363 Pleasant Valley Road South Windsor, Connecticut
- Baton Rouge, LA - Louisiana Environmental
Action Coalition (LEAN), 162 Croydon Ave.
- Houston, Texas - Houston Convention Center.
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