Last month at the Stone Soup Cafe was another record-breaker, as every one of the past seventeen months have been… however, April was the busiest month the Bread Line has even seen in our 40-year history of feeding Fairbanks. Last year, our soup kitchen gave out 59,581 free meals – an astonishing 25% increase over 2022’s numbers. Already 2024 is topping all previous records. This increase isn’t just happening at the Bread Line. Across Alaska, anti-hunger organizations are serving more people than ever before. We are all struggling to meet an elevated need while facing declining donations.

Right now, the soup kitchen is giving out more food than it is taking in & we need your help to keep up. Specifically, lunch food items are our biggest difficulty to keep on the shelves: bread, meat & cheese, soft granola bars, dried fruit & fruit gummies, chips, sweet treats, bottles of water… anything & everything is needed. You can pick up an extra box of goodies next time you shop & drop it off at the soup kitchen 10AM-2PM Monday-Friday. We also have an Amazon WishList, which is an easy way to send food donations & other items we use daily. You can also support the Bread Line by donating money to this work. Becoming a monthly donor is a strong way to support this anti-hunger work.

To learn more about all the ways you can get involved with the Bread Line, contact us at the office (907) 452-1974 or drop a line to info@breadlineak.org – we’d love to talk to you about how you can help in a way that is meaningful to you.