Service for Nondual Living is the dream of relieving suffering and reducing hunger in the most valuable way we can. Showing compassion and openness is not just about helping those who are less fortunate; it is about the understanding that we are all undeniably interwoven in this one human family.
Feeding The Homeless
Nondual Living takes food to those people without homes, living on the streets. We offer hot meals, sandwiches, fruit, nutritious snacks and drinks. We provide blankets, toiletries, socks, clothes, coats, can openers and other essentials. The ease of these small acts inspires us to want to help more. Nondual Living believes there is an abundance of food in the world. There is enough to feed everyone; it is just a matter of distribution. Our mission is to help with this redistribution so that
food, rather than going to waste, helps to ease the hunger of many. We aim to feed more than physical hunger. Along with providing food we take the time to connect with those we meet. The homeless spend a great deal of time alone, being overlooked. Taking the time to simply talk and acknowledge their presence is to give something that is sometimes harder to replenish than food and material goods. This deep need for love and connection is something we all have.
Takin it to the Streets
Takin it to the streets was born one December day in 2019 when we saw a homeless man in a wheelchair wrapped up in a blanket and tucked away in a doorway. We stopped and gave him a loaf of holiday bread. His face lit up as he started eating it immediately. It was such a simple and easy act which took only a few minutes and yet it eased his hunger for that moment. This small act inspired us to find a way to help more people living on the streets.
With every bag of food and hot meal we have an opportunity to speak with people, find out about their lives, ask what they might need and listen to their stories. We get to know these wonderful people… a man with nothing who shares what food he’s given with another, another who shares with pride that he has 11 days sober, couples struggling to survive together, an artist who finds a way to draw, a man who puts the needs of his doggie before his. The humanity and beauty we
get to witness is part of the reason we feel called to do more of this work. It’s all too easy for people living on the margins of society to feel like they are invisible that no one even sees them, much less cares about them. We feel that they need more than just food, they need more love not less.