Breaking Bread Kitchen, a Midland community mainstay that provides meals to those in need, has received a $10,000 donation.
The Emergency Community Support Grant provides funds for community agencies to maintain needed services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Liberty Mutual, Safeco and Dustin Ptak Insurance contributed to the donation NewsWest9 reported.
The donation will be used to continue providing meals to those who may not know where their next one is coming from, including the unemployed and the homeless.
Breaking Bread Kitchen was launched in the early 1990s as a way to help serve those in need in Midland. The Church on Wheels started out as an old bread truck painted to look like a cow. Eventually, founder Robert Dorn began renting space in a local church to host a nightly meal for oilmen. The Abel Hanger Foundation took notice and helped them secure the building on Florida Avenue where they are today.
Breaking Bread Kitchen serves more than 150 meals each day. In 2018, they were able to serve more than 35,000 meals. Services like these are critical during this time, especially since so many find themselves unemployed or underemployed, deciding which bills to pay and how to keep a roof over their family's head.
Visit breakingbreadkitchen.org. to donate to Breaking Bread Kitchen, volunteer, or if you need assistance.