Recurring program
Shelter & Community Meal Program in Los Angeles.
Recurring meals for shelters, interim housing and community programs, delivered to each site on the schedule you set. Boxed or bulk, halal · zabiha-sourced, labeled per dish, on a rotating menu, and invoiced per billing period with the paperwork your funder asks for.

At a glance
Shelter & Community Meal Program at a glance
- Price
- From $18 per guest, itemized on your proposal
- Formats
- Boxed meal catering, Drop-off catering
- Dietary
- Halal · zabiha-sourced, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free tracks labeled per dish
- Billing
- One invoice per billing period; PO and Net-30 for approved accounts
- Where
- Los Angeles and Orange County, plus Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga and Thousand Oaks
What's included
Everything in the Shelter & Community Meal Program rotation
Delivered per site
Each site gets its own delivery window, its own sorted order and its own line on the invoice.
Boxed or bulk
Sealed, labeled boxes for a hand-out window, or labeled bulk trays for a program that serves from its own line.
Rotating menu
A planned rotation shared ahead, adjusted to what your sites tell us is eaten.
Halal · zabiha-sourced
No pork and no alcohol in any form, so one menu serves everyone without singling anyone out.
Vegetarian and vegan tracks
Running alongside on every delivery, labeled per dish with contents and allergens. No clinical diets.
One invoice per period
Itemized by site and delivery, with menus and labels for your records. PO accepted; net-30 for approved accounts.
How it works
Shelter & Community Meal Program, in practice
Who the program is for
This is nonprofit catering that runs every week rather than once a year. It is built for organizations that feed the same people on a schedule: shelters and interim housing sites, outreach and drop-in programs, community meal programs, recovery and reentry residences, and nonprofit and faith-based programs that serve a daily or weekly meal. You tell us the sites, the service days and the meals per delivery; we cook, pack, label and deliver to each site, and the program runs on that calendar until you change it. A fundraiser or a gala is a different job, with its own page under nonprofit gala catering.
Boxed or bulk, delivered per site
Two formats cover almost every program. Individually boxed meals suit a hand-out window, a site without a serving line, or residents who eat at different times: each box is sealed and labeled with its contents, allergens and dietary track, and sorted by site before it leaves the kitchen. Bulk drop-off suits a program that serves from its own line with its own staff or volunteers: the food arrives in trays, labeled, set down where you want it. A program can mix the two, boxes for one site and bulk for another, and each site gets its own delivery window and its own line on the invoice.
A rotating menu people do not tire of
The people you serve may eat with us five days a week, so repetition matters more here than at any office. We plan the menu as a rotation, share the calendar ahead, and adjust it to what your sites tell us is eaten and what comes back. Every order is halal · zabiha-sourced: no pork and no alcohol in any form, so one menu serves a mixed population without anyone being handed a different meal. Vegetarian and vegan tracks run alongside on every delivery, labeled per dish. Meals made without a given allergen are labeled that way, but our kitchen is not allergen-free, so cross-contact cannot be ruled out. We do not prepare therapeutic, texture-modified or other clinical diets; a resident who needs one should be served through a provider that does.
Counts, schedule and changes
Each delivery is confirmed in writing 10 days before it goes out: meals per site and the dietary split. You are billed on that count or the number served, whichever is higher, and if more people arrive after the deadline we add meals when we can source and make them, at the same per-meal rate. Known closures, holidays and site moves go into the calendar at setup and are never scheduled. Adding a site or a service day is a change to the standing order, not a new contract, and the program ends on 30 days' written notice, with no charge for deliveries scheduled more than 30 days after the notice.
Paperwork a funder or agency can use
Grant-funded and agency-funded programs answer for every meal, so the records come with the food. You get one invoice per billing period, itemized by site and by delivery with the meal count and the per-meal rate, the menu for each delivery, and the contents and allergen label for each item. We accept purchase orders, and approved accounts are invoiced net-30. If your funder or contract asks for something else, such as a specific meal-pattern record or a vendor form, send the requirement before you sign and we will tell you plainly whether we can produce it.
What a nonprofit meal program costs
Programs start from $18 a meal, all-in; the exact rate turns on things only you know: meals per delivery, the number of sites, the service days and the boxed or bulk split. Your proposal sets a per-meal rate that holds for every delivery, itemized line by line, and registered 501(c)(3) organizations get program pricing. Individually boxed meals start at 15 meals per delivery. Send your sites, days and counts and we return a written proposal you can take to a board or a program officer.
Pricing & programs
Compare our recurring programs
Shelter & Community Meal Program starts from $18 per guest. Your proposal prices your headcount, service days and format, itemized line by line.
| Program | What it is | From | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Meal Service | Chef-cooked family meals delivered weekly — rotating menus, labeled and ready, no subscription games. | $21 / guest | Starts within 2 weeks |
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| Recurring Office Breakfast | A standing office breakfast, delivered on your schedule across LA — rotating halal spreads, one invoice. | $14 / guest | On request |
| Breakroom & Pantry Stocking | Recurring breakroom and pantry stocking for LA offices — snacks, drinks and fresh, restocked on schedule. | On quote | On request |
| Shelter & Community Meal Program | Recurring halal meals for shelters, interim housing, nonprofits and community programs: boxed or bulk, delivered per… | $18 / guest | On request |
Where we run it
Shelter & Community Meal Program by area
Questions
Before you ask
Do you provide catering for nonprofits on a recurring schedule?
Can you be the meal provider for a shelter or interim housing site?
How does a meal program for a nonprofit get started?
What dietary needs can the program cover?
How are meal counts confirmed and billed?
What documentation can you give our funder or agency?
Do you accept purchase orders and net-30 terms?
Can we change the schedule or end the program?
How much does a nonprofit meal program cost?
Do you also cater nonprofit events and fundraisers?
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