A recently bereaved local Hindu family approached our team at First Base Day Centre and asked if they could provide catering for a day for our clients experiencing homelessness. The family wanted to help provide for our clients as part of the Hindu post-funeral tradition of feeding people in need.
Our team were very happy to accommodate this request and the family enlisted a local catering company called Simply Veg, who served up delicious and varied vegetarian Indian dishes. Clients were given lots of options to choose from including courgette cucumber curry, aubergine potato curry, dhal, rice, moong dal, patra, samosa and dhokla. Sheera, a semolina based dessert, was also on offer.
The food went down well, with some clients sampling food they had not tried before, as well as learning a little about Hinduism.
The First Base team have kept in touch with the family to explore future events as part of an ongoing legacy.
