Hungry in Tucson: Charity Kitchen at Casa Maria Feeds Homeless

Casa Maria offers assistance to the needy in Tucson and is a Catholic charity that came out of the "Catholics for Peace and Justice" Movement workers in Tucson in the 1980s. Casa Maria is supported by several churches of other denominations, synagogues and other Tucson organizations as well. In the Santa Rita neighborhood in South Tucson, the Casa Maria kitchen feeds up to 1,500 people a day that live in the neighborhood or are homeless. The Casa Maria Organization also provodes hot showers, personal toiletries , legal services and has a Medical Mobile Clinic, Job Assistance for Women and a Vaccine Program for pets but their biggest service to the needy in Tucson is through their Free Soup Kitchen.

Casa Maria needs volunteers. Every weekday morning from 8:30 until 11:30 they need people to chop vegetables, makes sandwiches and bag lunches at 401 East 26^th Street, Tucson AZ (east of south 6^th Avenue on 26^th Street). Even one hour here will help greatly.

Casa Maria also gratefully accepts men's clothing, hygiene items and food items. Food needed is generally anything that can go into a bagged lunch such as a piece of fruit, fresh vegetables, sandwich meats and cheese as well as items for family bags like pinto beans, mustard, coffee, canned goods, tomato sauce and even brownies or cookies. Casa Maria exists solely through private donations of money, food and clothing, and volunteer time.

401 East 26^th Street, Tucson AZ, 85713

source: http://www.casamariatucson.org/history.html
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