Salt Lake's 'Burrito Project' delivers hundreds of burritos to those in need every week

[Story by contributor Naresh Kumar from the Salt Lake City Burrito Project]

MBA students at the University of Portland
organized their own Burrito Project. Above, assembling
the burritos for distribution.
(Photo: Portland Observer)

The Burrito Project, as stated on the website burritoproject.org, is "a group of friends that feeds the hungry and homeless in cities around the world, encouraging people to get together with friends and build burritos to take to the streets". No political, religious, or party views of sorts. All are welcome to contribute what they can. It consists solely of people coming together to help other people. Anyone can start a Burrito Project and the organization encourages everyone to help feed the hungry in their local communities. Most communities use bicycles, however in some cases cars or vans are used.

Recently, Dijana Alickovic and I met up and had a conversation about volunteering locally and helping the needy. We decided that the Burrito Project offered us a great opportunity to do just that. After doing a little digging, we came to the conclusion that what had existed of the group in the past had fizzled. Essentially, we had to start from scratch. We contacted some people doing the project in other cities and got some advice. We also spoke with our friends, who helped us put the whole plan together.

Through various contacts, we were able to partner with a local entrepreneur. For the time being, this individual has been supplying our burritos, which are prepared in a commercial kitchen. We have been running 300-500 burritos every Thursday night with a group of around 4 to 8 bicyclists. The Project serves the greater metropolitan area of Salt Lake City and outlying pockets where the homeless and hungry are known to live and congregate.

More below on how to get involved and contribute to the Burrito Project, as well as videos from other projects.

In the near future, we anticipate increasing the number of people we serve, and therefore the number of volunteers and burritos needed for each ride. So far, we have been using panniers and backpacks or messenger bags, but hope to get our hands on some trailers with coolers and insulated bags at some point. Any kind of support from corporate sponsors and concerned citizens is greatly appreciated.

Donations and support may be sent to: The Fierro Group Inc, 545 West 700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Contact Naresh Kumar here.



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