A welcome message from the Founder and CEO of Our Daily Bread Community Outreach Services

I want to thank you for taking time to stop by and learn more about Our Daily Bread Community Outreach Services (ODBCOS). I am honored and happy to meet you and to share my vision with you.

ODBCOS a grass roots non-profit organization that was founded primarily on the basis of a need to provide access to food for food insecure children; particularly, homeless, low-income, and needy children. I discovered this need while volunteering at a homeless shelter when the shelter director indicated to me that there were not enough organizations in the City of Phoenix addressing the hunger issue of such children. This in itself became the staple of the overall mission of ODBCOS.

ODBCOS is committed to its mission and has formed partnerships and alliances with Feeding America, U.S Department of Agriculture, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Waste Not, Communities in Schools (CIS), and Jobs for Arizona Graduates (JAG) just to name a few. These partnerships and alliances enable ODBCOS to address hunger in some of the most poverty stricken areas in West Phoenix and provide access to food for food insecure persons, children, and their families.

ODBCOS is currently forming professional networks and building valuable alliances with additional local and national food distributors, public and private universities, corporate sponsors, grant giving foundations, and private donors to help support and sustain the livelihood of the organization; and most importantly, to fulfill the ODBCOS organizational mission.

Alongside with the organizational mission, I have a long term vision of building two facilities of my own within the Phoenix metropolitan area. These facilities will be strategically and geographically anchored within the most neglected and poverty stricken areas of Phoenix. ODBCOS will own and operate these facilities. The facilities will be equipped with food banks, administrative offices, classrooms, community gardens, and licensed kitchens to effectively address the hunger of food insecure persons, children, and their families; and to actively teach self-sustainability. Each facility will also offer a postsecondary education scholarship thru community service with ODBCOS.

With all being said, I thank you for stopping by to learn more about Our Daily Bread Community Outreach Services. I hope you enjoyed your visit and that I have encouraged you to become involved with ODBCOS. For future and upcoming events, please feel free to track our activities through the events calendar posted on this site. Should you become empowered and encouraged to volunteer for one of our events, please feel free to contact me directly via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

In closing, please help to make a difference and join me in the fight against hunger for needy persons, children, and their families. You can do so through online secure donations. Please see "donate now" on this site for further details. I would really appreciate your donation as your partnership and support will go a long way.

By working together, we can make a positive impact in the lives of those that need our help.

Sincerely,

Anthony M. Rivera, MA, MPA
Founder and CEO