At the MWC, a hot, nourishing meal is often the first moment of comfort our guests receive each day. But in recent years, our aging stove has been making that simple act of care incredibly difficult.

We’ve cooked meals where a roast beef came out done on only one side—not something we could serve to our guests. We’ve had days when staff and volunteers arrived hours early to cook turkeys, because cooking takes twice as long when only half the oven actually works. And far too often, we’ve had to change plans mid-day because dinner was delayed, undercooked, or unsafe to serve.

We are entirely volunteer run, and we're used to making do with what we've got - but the truth is that our stove is no longer reliable, and our guests deserve better.

A new commercial-grade stove will help us ensure that guests get hot, nutritious meals, on time, with less stress on our volunteer cooks. Your support will help us replace a piece of equipment that is essential to our mission. Every donation, large or small, brings us one step closer to a kitchen that works as hard as our volunteers do.

Thank you for being part of the heart (and warmth!) of our community.

Warm Hearts, Warm Meals: MWC Stove Fund

By Malden Warming Center

Warm Hearts, Warm Meals: MWC Stove Fund

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