This Restaurant Gives Homeless Free Meal Every Single Day Instead of Tossing The Leftovers

Aug 10, 2018 by apost team

Many of us waste food almost every single day. Leftovers get tossed in the trash. We eat way more than our stomachs should actually hold. We never think about how valuable our meals really are. But for a person who is homeless and scrounging for food, every single bite counts. Even a small portion can make a difference in their day.

A starving person usually doesn’t even care if their meal is on the verge of going bad, and they almost certainly do not mind if it is cold. They are simply happy to have a meal at all. While many of us live paycheck-to-paycheck, living “meal-to-meal” is absolutely the worst way to go.

Ashish Sood, a 33-year-old who lives and works in Brisbane, Australia, is well aware of the perils of living in a way he refers to as “rough.” He arrived in Australia in 2007 with a student visa and a dream of owning his own restaurant. For two weeks, Sood had to live on the streets. While that was nothing compared with the homeless who have been on the street for years, he has never forgotten how terrible and scary it was.

Because of his experience, he became dead-set on helping others who are currently in the situation he was in. It has been more than 10 years since Sood made his dream come true and opened his own Indian restaurant. Ginger and Garlic is well-known in Brisbane for its delicious Indian cuisine.

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Sood came up with an idea for the leftovers he ends up with every night. Instead of just throwing them out, this amazing man opens the doors to the less fortunate. He leaves a sign in his window that invites the homeless in for a free meal every day after 10:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Sood says he regularly feeds about eight to nine people. But he is happy to have as many as possible. He says if he can feed more homeless, he will. All of his customers support and encourage what he is doing for the homeless, too.

Sood says that due to his efforts, he is also continually building relationships with the people of his community. Sara Harrup, a local CEO of a center in Brisbane, says that she is fully supportive of Sood’s efforts. She says that many of the homeless people are looked down on as criminals and drug addicts, which isn’t true. They are grateful that someone cares enough for them to provide them with a hot meal and a place to sit.

We wish there were more people like Sood in this world. Do you know anyone who helps the homeless? Let us know in the comments! If you loved this article, please pass it along to the next person!