Daniel Park
Director
Daniel started as a Saturday volunteer and has run the house since 2015. He still cooks on the first Wednesday of every month, and still wears the T-shirt.
Our story
Started around a kitchen table
In 1998, a few neighbors started a Wednesday soup night in an empty corner building. Word got around. Today Bumbleweb is home to a food share, a community garden, a homework club and a dinner that still happens every Wednesday.
- Run by neighbors, for neighbors
- Open to everyone, whatever you believe
- Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- Our first Wednesday dinner
- 1998
- Volunteers
- 160
- Of every dollar to programs
- 85¢
The team
The people you'll meet
A small staff, a volunteer board and a lot of neighbors.
Lucía Ramírez
Volunteer coordinator
Lucía matches every new volunteer with a role they'll love, and runs the homework club on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Volunteer with us
Tasha Greene
Food share and garden lead
Tasha keeps the food share shelves stocked and the garden growing. Ask her anything about tomatoes.
What we believe
Everyone belongs here
We believe a neighborhood is stronger when people know each other's names. Whatever your age, background, faith or story, there's a seat at the table for you.
Help us keep going
Volunteer, give, or simply come along and say hello.