Impact
50,000+ meals. Five boroughs. Three years.
We count meals. We don't count the people we serve, because we don't ask who. Here's what we do measure.
50,000+
hot meals served
5
boroughs every week
100+
active volunteers
4 yrs
on the road
The journey
From one route to fifty thousand meals.
- 2022
First route
One bus, one borough, fifty meals a week. A single Manhattan stop run by a small crew of UMMA Foundation volunteers.
- 2023
Five boroughs
The route map expanded to all five boroughs. Volunteer headcount grew past 30. Weekly meals crossed 1,000.
- 2024
10,000 meals
Crossed 10,000 cumulative meals served. Hit 50+ active volunteers. Added Friday Staten Island route in partnership with the mosque.
- 2025
50,000+ meals
Over 50,000 meals served since launch. 100+ active volunteers across all five routes. Hope Bus becomes a citywide weekly fixture.
From the route
Documentary, not staged.