Hearty Breakfasts

Breakfast at Women’s Lunch Place is always freshly prepared, nutritious, and delicious and now served restaurant style by volunteers at 8 a.m. For guests needing more sustenance, there is a "all you want" selection with choices of hot cereal, yogurt and fruit until 10 a.m. Whole grain bread, peanut butter, milk, coffee, juice, and tea are available throughout the day. Women stop in to the shelter for breakfast on their way to work. Others staying in shelters or on the streets, are waiting for us when we open at 7 am. They are ready for a hot shower, bed to nap, hearty meal and the company of other women experiencing poverty or homelessness.

Healthy Lunches
Lunch consists of high-quality, freshly-prepared dishes of grains, meat or fish, salad, fresh vegetables, fruit, and dessert. Menus are planned to emphasize nutritional content and diversity. Food preferences are accommodated, and vegetarian alternatives are available at every meal. We differ from traditional soup kitchens by offering lunch served restaurant-style by volunteers. Our guests sit together at tables with fresh flowers and lunch is served on china plates with flatware. Lunch is more than a meal; it is integral to our efforts to treat every woman in a trauma-informed model of care. Staff and volunteers treat every woman so to minimize the trauma that can accompany food insecurity.