About Daily Bread
Daily Bread ensures that no one in Brevard County faces hunger or homelessness alone. For over 35 years, we have empowered, supported, and assisted those confronting financial challenges in our community. Feeding the hungry and the homeless is an important part of what we do, but it is not all we do. We help people to move forward in their lives. For people experiencing homelessness, that means helping them find their way home.
Our story began when Diane Hayward, a math and science teacher, and her husband Bob, a program director at Harris Corporation, had a vision to ensure that none of their neighbors go hungry. That vision evolved into Daily Bread, and we opened our dining facility on January 25, 1988. Located in a small red house at 412 East New Haven Ave. in downtown Melbourne, they aimed to feed up to 100 people a hot meal. Daily Bread’s first-day menu: chili, bread, and coffee. Fourteen individuals were fed on the first day.
Today, Daily Bread provides an average of 150 hungry and/or homeless neighbors with a warm, nutritious meal each day. In addition, we now offer various services including healthcare, case management, employment, transitional, and social support services. Our programs and services do not enable…they empower. We empower individuals to move forward in their lives.
MISSION
to ensure no one faces hunger or homelessness alone; to have a community that comes together to share a meal and other resources with our neighbors in need, helping each person move forward and find a home.
VISION
a community facing hunger and homelessness together
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