January 23rd, 2025

We started our morning a little later today because instead of heading to LifeWise, we went to Bridge Bread. Bridge Bread is bakery that hires people who are experiencing homelessness and gives them a job. They do so much more than just give them jobs, they also help them get apartments so they can become stable (sometimes they even pay up to half their rent).  They have incentives for their bakers such as if they show up to work every day on time, they would get an extra $50 on their paycheck.  This is a simple skill that is sometimes just assumed that people know.  This is an amazing thing that they do and one quote we really loved from our time at Bridge Bread was, "We don't help a lot of people a little, we help a few people a lot." Everyone at Bridge Bread was so nice from the owner to the bakers. They were amazing and what they do is so impactful. At Bridge Bread, they gave us a tour and showed us the entire process.  Afterwards, we fed everyone at Bridge Bread lunch, which was pulled pork.  After Bridge Bread we went to The City Museum, which was SOO much fun. There was so much to do! There were caves and you could go up into fake trees, crawl down into caves, go underneath the floor, and even go inside a fake whale too! We had so much fun and have learned so much in such a short time. Thank you to everyone we talked to and saw all through this week. We are sad that this is the last day we are here. Again, THANK YOU to everyone this was amazing and we are so glad we got to do this!

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