My Nonprofit Reviews

The First Friend’s Breakfast has been a regular weekly Friday event at Denny’s in Laurel for several years. This is one of New Day’s most successful programs for the homeless and vulnerable men and women of our area. Breakfast and a Bible message are enjoyed by all.

Hank Crosswhite, who started this breakfast meeting in 2013, leads this group. What began with a few homeless or formerly homeless men meeting each week to pray, study the bible and share a meal. The homeless and vulnerable women joined the group in 2017 and the number attending each week has grown. The attendance averaged 40 people each Friday during the first quarter of 2018 and 474 meals were served during that period.

This is a place where those who are broken, find new friends and people who care for them and help them to feel better about themselves and begin healing their brokenness. Many of the people now come more for the fellowship and worship than just a meal.