The men and women on that corner are up before dawn hoping for work that may not come. Breakfast doesn’t change the odds, but it changes the morning.
Bring Breakfast to the Day-Labor Corner
Show up at 6:30am where workers wait for pickup jobs and hand out breakfast tacos and hot coffee before the trucks come.
What you'll need
- A dozen breakfast tacos or sandwiches
- A box of hot coffee with cups, cream, and sugar
- Napkins
What to say
"Morning — breakfast, on the house. Good luck out there today."
Pitfalls
- Go early. By 7:30 the corner is empty.
- Hand food out; don't set up a table and a line. Keep it person to person.
- Learn the regulars' names if you come back. The second visit means more than the first.
The worker deserves his wages. — 1 Timothy 5:18