In Lafayette, a hot meal and a helping hand amid a growing housing crisis

At 5 p.m. each Thursday, anyone in need can meet in the parking lot next to the Twisted Loop sculpture near the Lafayette Public Library’s main branch for a free meal.

Hands Together, a nonprofit volunteer-run organization, supplies enough food to feed 80 to 100 people weekly.

“We take donations from restaurants, bakeries, personal households, anybody who has any excess, and we basically prepare a five-course meal,” longtime volunteer Jenny St. John said…

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