Caridad Community Kitchen

Our kitchen recently made frozen electrolyte “push pops” that are being distributed to partners across town to help people stay hydrated during the extreme Arizona heat. ☀️

Today, Sharon Seventh-day Adventist Church handed them out during their meal service and received great feedback from the community. We’re excited to be part of creative ways to support our neighbors this summer.

Class 43 learned that making noodles from scratch isn’t as impastable as it seems. Students worked alongside Chef Tysen to learn how to make pasta from start to finish, mixing, rolling, and cutting their own noodles by hand. The result was a beautiful plate of creamy basil pesto pasta featuring fresh-made noodles and the béchamel sauce they perfected in last week’s class.

Volunteers like Geri do so much meaningful work here at Caridad. Thank you to Geri and all of our volunteers. The impact you have on our community is immeasurable!

Geri has been volunteering with Caridad Community Kitchen for three years, showing up week after week for our meal service.

“I volunteer at the kitchen because I love the community and (these) guys.”

For Geri, it’s all about connection. When our Wednesday meal service moved, she continued volunteering at Rescue Gospel Mission just to stay connected with familiar faces. She also goes above and beyond, organizing hygiene supplies for guests and helping bring in sock donations for our community.

Interested in volunteering? Find an opportunity that works for you at www.communityfoodbank.org/volunteer

Thank you for the mention, Salvation The Salvation Army - Tucson! We appreciate the partnership we’ve built and love to see people getting healthy meals and friendly service.