Burrito Project is a group of friends that feeds the hungry and homeless in cities around the world, encouraging people "to get together with friends and build burritos to take to the streets".[1] Anyone can start a Burrito Project and the organization encourages everyone to help feed the hungry in their local communities.

The first Burrito Project was The Mission Burrito Project in San Francisco, which delivered "free, organic, vegan burritos to the homeless one night a week."[2] It was started in 1996 by Noah D and was a group effort of the local graffiti and hip hop community, primarily the ATEAM and ESL crews.[3]

In December 2006, The Burrito Project won the Myspace Impact Award for poverty relief.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ DeWolfe, Chris (2007-05-07). "The MySpace Generation". Special Report. Forbes. Archived from the original on April 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  2. ↑ "100: Radio". This American Life. April 25, 1998. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. ↑ Project, Artwork by my friend Noah D, founder of Mission Burrito (1997-02-01), English: Mission Burrito Project (MBP) was a group of skaters and graffiti artists in San Francisco founded by Noah D, who organized to make free, organic, vegan burritos and feed them to the homeless once a week. Burrito-making parties were held at the secret headquarters now known as 17th & Capp. Burritos were carted around San Francisco in a cooler pushed on a skateboard. MBP held regular benefits parties/concerts at their headquarters, a warehouse space on 17th & Capp St. frequented by musicians, artists, skaters, and dancers. This flyer is from one of those benefit parties. 100% of proceeds were used to purchase ingredients to make burritos. A cassette tape of original music from the scene was eventually produced by the group, with 100% of proceeds from the cassette tape being used to purchase ingredients for burritos. Music from the MBP tape was used in an episode of NPR's This American Life with Ira Glass on April 25, 1998., retrieved 2019-04-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Burrito Project : First MySpace Impact Awards Recipient
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