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Summary Even the Birds Eat
“Look at the birds of the air… your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matt. 6:26) This booklet calls us to trust God’s care while building honest, practical pathways for provision. It rejects scarcity theater and manipulative fundraising, and instead teaches stewardship: households that share, churches that coordinate, and neighborhoods that waste less and feed more.
- Heart: God’s table is generous; anxiety shrinks, gratitude grows, and we learn to seek first His Kingdom.
- Hands: Rescue surplus food, run dignified community pantries and cafés, issue grocery vouchers, and grow local gardens.
- Rails: Safety, transparency, and measurable outcomes—meals served, pounds rescued, households stabilized.
When mercy is paired with clean systems, “daily bread” stops being a slogan and becomes a schedule. The goal is not crowds; it’s neighbors fed with dignity and without exploitation.
⚠️ Giant Warning
Beware of romance and food-charity scams.
- Don’t send gift cards or food credits to strangers online.
- Don’t trust anyone who pressures secrecy or avoids video calls.
- Don’t give to “charities” with no EIN, receipts, or address.
- Don’t scan random QR codes or hand off pickups without staff present.
Give wisely. Only support accountable ministries with receipts, public reports, and real community presence.
Protect yourself and your gift
- Never send gift cards or codes to people you haven’t met in person at a staffed location.
- Give only to organizations with a posted 501(c)(3) name and EIN, itemized receipts, and public reporting.
- Meet help requests at a staffed pantry or café; no cash handoffs to strangers.
- Don’t share login or verification codes. If in doubt, pause and verify with a second trusted person.
Our Food Plan Even the Birds Eat in Practice
- Community Pantry and Café Pay What You Can: hot meals and take-home staples; dignity first, no spectacle.
- Grocery Vouchers: issued via churches, schools, shelters; simple intake, zero shaming.
- Food Rescue and Farms: partner grocers and restaurants for surplus; garden plots and micro farms for fresh produce.
- Jobs and Training: kitchen skills, ServSafe, delivery logistics, scheduling, and front of house hospitality.
- Safeguarding: allergen labels, temp logs, background checks where appropriate; clean money, clean records.
- Transparent Dashboard: meals served, pounds rescued, households fed, cost per meal, volunteer hours.
- No resellers, no flipping: donated food isn’t sold into side channels. Neighbors first. Full stop.