Every $5 you give helps a hungry person eat. Every low carbon plant-based meal helps our climate & spares animal lives. Together, we can create a world where humans and animals can live sustainably.
More about the meal program
Since January 2024, Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) volunteers have been collaborating with Simpson Housing Services to provide vegan meals for people experiencing homelessness. We’re putting our vision into action–creating a world where all animals, human and non-human, can thrive.
The success of our program over the past few years has encouraged the resident Simpsons chef to designate all Friday lunches to be completely vegan. So that even when we’re not there to cook, guests of the shelter are still getting a healthy, plant-based meal. Centering the vegetarian and vegan residents for one meal per week aligns with Simpsons’ mission of empowering people.
The enthusiasm of our volunteers, great feedback from guests and support from our donors has encouraged us to grow in 2026. We’re now serving three meals every month at Simpsons and we’ve even been able to expand to a second shelter.
The Sojourner Project supports and houses people victimized by domestic abuse. Every month, three of our volunteers prepare a healthy, well-balanced, crowd-pleasing dinner in the kitchen of Sojourner. The chef helps us design menus that are appropriate for the current guests and so far our meals have received rave reviews!
In the first three years of our vegan meals program, we have provided over 3,000 meals to people in need. In 2027, we’d like to provide 2,000 more and possibly expand to a third shelter. The more meals we cook, the more time, energy and funds the staff of these shelters can devote towards housing, supporting and advocating for people in their time of need.
You can help by contributing to the cost of food that guests are enjoying! Make a one-time donation or help us continue our vegan meal program into next year and beyond by making a recurring monthly donation.
We’re changing hearts and minds when it comes to plant-based eating. Read more about this program and our other work in Minnesota VegLiving and in Southwest Voices.
If you would like to support our general operations through a gift of stock click the link and select Compassionate Action for Animals from the drop-down menu.
You can also mail a check to:
Compassionate Action for Animals
34 13th Avenue NE, Suite 108
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Thank you for helping us create a world where all animals, human and nonhuman, can thrive!
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