Jumpstart Community Centre – Food Kitchen

 
Herewith a summary regarding the food prepared by JumpStart and provided to the community. The kitchen facilities for all preparation are provided free of charge by Beacon Church in Langebaan.
 
A. Soup Kitchen
  • 90 Liters of hearty stew soup with 300 breads, each Tuesday and Thursday:
  • Serve 30 liters with bread to 200-300 residents.
  • Transport 60 liters to Vredenburg for serving in Louwville.
  • Excess food shared with a soup kitchen in Middelpos, Saldanha.
  • Basic ingredients cost an average of R6 000.00 monthly, plus donations.
  • Main ingredient: meat from Kudu donations.
  • Supplemented by excess vegetables or additional donations

Served servings:

  • During 2022 and 2023: 13,600+ servings each year only at the Langebaan serving counter.
  • 2024: From January to June, it was 9,691 servings, but it increased to 11,000 by the end of July.
  • Additionally, the 60 liters to Middelpos.
B. Monthly Friday night meal for ZEAL:
  • Serves approximately 40-50 teenagers once a month.
C. Soup bottles:
  • Empty coffee bottles filled with ingredients: soup mix, soup powder, soy mince, salt, flour, and rice.
  • Recipients add 4 liters of water and cook the contents to serve a family of four.
  • Sourced through donations and delivered exclusively to grandmothers for weekends, great need.
D. Hampers
Monthly allocation:
  • 10 grocery hampers to specific families. Unfortunately, we are unable to meet this growing need.
  • Budget: R6 000.00 monthly (R600.00 per hamper for 4).
  • Bare basic mini hamper on request: R300.00 each, 20+ hampers per month for a family of 4.
Mission: To address the socio-economic needs of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized community along the West Coast. Aim to alleviate poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and other conditions of disadvantaged state.
We kindly invite you to contact us and become involved in this initiative.

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