Bread & Roses Café Feeds the Unhoused in a Restaurant-style Setting with Dignity
California Live visited St. Joseph Center’s Bread & Roses Café to explore how the restaurant-style program provides nutritious meals and a welcoming, dignified dining experience for people experiencing homelessness.
NBC4’s California Live visited St. Joseph Center’s Bread & Roses Café in Venice, where host Amber Pfister spoke with Chef James Cunningham and Chef Cristela Alvarado about the program’s approach to food, hospitality, and dignity.
For more than three decades, Bread & Roses Café has provided freshly prepared meals in a restaurant-style setting for people experiencing homelessness. Guests are welcomed into a space designed around dignity and respect, with meals prepared by a professional chef and served with care.
The California Live segment offers a look inside the café and highlights the role that nutritious food, hospitality, and human connection can play in supporting members of the community.
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