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Bed & Bread Club

A corporate and group volunteer opportunity, The Salvation Army's Bed & Bread Club is dedicated to feeding the most vulnerable residents of Detroit.

Bed and Bread Club: Detroit hunger relief

How Your Donation to the Bed and Bread Club Makes a Difference


*Volunteers from Fifth Third Bank makes sandwiches for the Bed & Bread trucks

Volunteers are needed throughout the week to support the Bed & Bread trucks' daily food distribution on the streets of Detroit.

  • We are available and happy to have volunteers 7 days a week.
  • Two shifts each day: 8:00 am - 11:00 am and 11:30 am - 2:30 pm.
  • 30 volunteer spots are available for each shift.
  • Volunteers ages 18 years old and up.
  • Find parking on the street or pull up to the gate, press the button, and let us know you're here for prep.
  • Please wear comfortable closed-toed shoes and clothes you do not mind getting a little dirty.
  • Hair nets will be supplied, or. you can wear your baseball hat.
  • Gloves and disposable aprons will be supplied.

Bed & Bread Club Truck Ridealong


*Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder, Salvation Army National Commander serves food on the Bed & Bread Truck

If you are interested in riding along on the truck to assist in food distribution, here is what to expect:

  • Arrive at The Detroit Harbor Light (3737 Lawton St. Detroit) between 11:45/11:30.
  • Pull up to the intercom and state your reason for being there.
  • Park and go the front desk to check in. Someone will come to meet you.
  • You will leave on the truck around 11:50 (one volunteer per truck)
  • Each stop will take approximately 15-20 minutes.
  • For safety reasons, do not leave the truck during its stops.
  • Clients will line up outside the truck and you will serve them through the window.
  • The Bed & Bread truck driver will explain specifics of what to do.
  • Food being served will depend on the day:
  • If it is cold you may be ladling soup and hot chocolate into cups. Or handing out sandwiches and other food.
  • Once all of the stops have been completed, you will arrive back to Harbor Light between 5:00/6:00 p.m.

To book yourself or a group to ride along on the Bed & Bread truck, please contact Sunday Moore at sunday.moore@usc.salvationarmy.org.

 

Thanks to the support of our incredible donors and corporate sponsors, we are able to serve nearly 1.4 million meals annually and provide almost 37,000 nights of shelter to those in need throughout the year. However, hunger and homelessness still persist in our community. Your continued support can help us provide Detroit hunger relief.  Consider joining The Bed and BreadClub That's Here for Good: You can feed five people for nearly a month for $120 -- or 10 people a month for $240! Volunteer opportunities are available.