Solidarity bakeries: wherever possible, donate bread to the poor every day. This prevents waste and helps those in need.

In Italy, bakeries are increasingly offering free gifts of unsold baked goods in the evening. Customers can also leave their "suspended bread," already paid for, for those who don't have the money to buy it.

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GIVE BREAD TO THE POOR

In a world where an ever-increasing number of people live below the income threshold, poverty, to carry out concrete actions solidarity should be considered a social duty. Donate bread It is certainly among the most significant actions, because the bread It is the primary good, the one that should never be lacking for those who are hungry. Fortunately, there are many bakeries in Italy who donate their surplus products daily to those in real need. A simple but extremely important gesture.

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BAKERIES THAT DONATE BREAD TO THE POOR

Let's see together what the North to the South are. Italian bakeries who donate unsold baked goods or adopt the “suspended bread"

SOLIDARITY BAKERIES

LOMBARDY

  • In Sondrio, in the “Family Bakery"in Piazzetta Rusconi (Sondrio Vecchia), every day at 6.50 pm you can collect leftover bread by showing your card"ValFamily”, delivered to those experiencing financial difficulty.

 

AGENDA NEWS

  • The "Bertino bakery”, TurinIn the multi-ethnic neighborhood of San Salvario, every evening, starting from 19:30 PM onwards, the shop leaves baskets of unsold loaves of bread outside. A small gesture of solidarity that becomes enormous for those experiencing great economic hardship.

 

VENETO

  • In Montegrotto Terme, in the province of Padova, in Corso delle Terme, the bakery “Stellin"thinks of the poor with his solidarity stall. On Saturdays, after the shop closes, a stall is set up outside the shop with leftover products and anyone in need can collect them. The owner, Lino Malaman, says that the initiative will continue and asks everyone to spread the news so that more and more people can benefit from it.

 

CAMPANIA

  • A San Giorgio a Cremano, country of Massimo Troisi, in via Francesco Cappiello, the “Fifty Oven"At the end of the day, he leaves bags outside the shop filled with the day's unsold bread and many other products. A gesture that is widely applauded and will never end, as the owner of the business strongly declares. Ivano Iavazzo.
  • A Naples, in the Arenella district, the grocery store “Cream 2"give bread to those in need."This bread isn't for sale. If you need it, take it." is the phrase that can be read on a sign placed on a basket of bread that is offered to the poor every evening.

PUGLIA

  • A Ruvo di Puglia There is a network of five solidarity bakeries that run the "suspended bread" project, which works like the more famous Neapolitan "suspended coffee." In Ruvo di Puglia, people who buy bread from the network's bakeries can leave their change in small change in a special piggy bank. The donations are then checked by volunteers and redistributed as "bread vouchers" for the poorest. The initiative is sponsored by theDepartment of Social Policies of the Municipality of Ruvo di Puglia and the participating bakeries are the following: “Di Vittorio Bakery"in via Valle Noè, "La Spiga Bakery"in corso G. Jatta, "Cascione Bakery"in via De Gasperi,"Marcone Bakery” in via B. Buozzi and “Bread and Sweets Bakery” in Piazza G. Bovio.
  • The solidarity bakery of Foggia is called "Frasca Bakery" at Viale Ofanto 91, and every evening from 21 to 22 p.m., it gives away bread to those who can't afford it. During this time, the bakery displays a basket full of unsold bread outside its premises. This gesture of solidarity has been well received by all residents.
  • Free bread after 20:30 pm alliste, in the province of Lecce, where the bakery “Scent of Bread”, located on Via Racale, helps those most in need by displaying leftover bread outside their shop. This gesture was also publicized on the bakery's Facebook page, to give it greater visibility and encourage those in need to come forward.
  • A Bari, many bakeries have started to support the most needy families by joining a project of "Bread Paid”. The bakeries in question are: “Flower"on the street of the City Hall,"Violator"on Santa Teresa street,"Magic Pan"in via Crisanzio,"The bread shop"in via De Rossi,"Cavaliere"in via Tanzi,"Move"in Cairoli Street,"De Giosa" in Traversa II Strada Called Della Marina, "Moorish"in via Peucetia, "Flower"in Via Salapia,"Moorish” in Viale Japigia. Also participating in the initiative are “Pablito" in via G. Petroni, "San Lorenzo" in via G. Petroni, "Strong" in via Bellezza and "Sweet & Bread” in Viale Salandra.

SOLIDARITY BAKERIES IN ITALY

SICILY

  • A bakery “The Ear” there is also a Palermo, on Via San Lorenzo, every evening from 20 to 21 p.m., offers unsold baked goods, such as bread, pizza, focaccia, and much more, to hungry people. This is the gesture of solidarity of Mrs. Luigia Cinzia Battaglia, owner of the bakery, who concretely helps those living in extremely difficult conditions.

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  • A Messina four bakeries, “Craving for Bread"in Cannizzaro Street,"The Golden Ear"of Via Comunale Santo, "At the Granary” in via Cesare Battisti and “Macrì Bakery” in via consulare Pompea, join the association “The Invisible Non-Profit Organizations” which launches the initiative of “Bread in waitingCustomers leave a small donation when they buy bread, and the money raised goes towards buying bread for those who can't afford it. Each "Pane in attesa" bag will contain five rolls to give to anyone who requests them. The association "The invisible" also issues special cards for requesting bread bags at participating stores. This initiative is supported primarily by the generosity of citizens who wish to help those less fortunate.
  • A Nicolosi, in the province of Catania, the “Laudani's Oven" on Via Monpilieri, donates fresh bread every day to 45 residents of the "Oasi della Divina Provvidenza" family home in Pedara. A gesture of great charity that alleviates the suffering of the poorest.

The list of solidarity bakeries is constantly updated: if you have other outlets to report, write to us at [email protected]

(In the cover image, the bakery “The Golden Ear” of Palermo)

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