On a recent Thursday, a man bounced through the door of Vanderveer Street Church of Christ in Burnet with a laugh and a smile, offering hugs and handshakes to the volunteers lined up to serve free, hot meals to anyone who entered. He spoke Spanish, which none of the volunteers really understood, but they got the message: joy and gratitude for the food and fellowship.

“That’s one of the reasons we do this,” said Becky Carlberg, who leads Episcopal Church of the Epiphany’s volunteer cooking team.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany members take care of the meals on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 4-5:30 p.m., while Vanderveer Street Church of Christ volunteers are on duty the second and fourth Thursdays at the same time. The program serves between 60 and 80 people each week

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