This is a tremendous need, and our need only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic when many of our volunteers stopped their service out of concern for their health. Transition Projects operates nine shelters, each of which is in need of a volunteer-provided dinner every night of the year. Below is a testimonial to our Covid homeless shelter langar service: Meals to homeless shelters are often provided on a Saturday. Meals are prepared and delivered to the shelters by our volunteers and all transportation costs are borne by ‘Sikh Center of Oregon Langar Seva’ as well. All cookware and other supplies such as, groceries, cooking gas, water and electricity are provided by ‘Sikh Center of Oregon Langar Seva’. A fully equipped, professional kitchen is maintained by ‘Sikh Center of Oregon Langar Seva’. Langar is prepared and served in an area separate from the main service hall and visitors do not need to participate in the Religious Service in order to partake the mealĪt Sikh Center of Oregon, volunteers come early on a Sunday to prepare hot lunch for an estimated 150-200 people who come here every Sunday. Sikh Center of Oregon Langar Seva” Mission: This program is meant to provide a hot meal to a nyone who visits Sikh Center of Oregon on a Sunday during lunch hour (Noon-2 PM), regardless of their religious beliefs. ‘Seva’ is also a Punjabi word, which means service ‘Langar’ is a Punjabi word, which means free community kitchen. “Sikh Center of Oregon Langar Seva” is a purely secular program run by Sikh Center of Oregon. In addition to the ideals of equality, the tradition of Langar expresses the ethics of sharing, community, inclusiveness, and oneness of all humankind. It is designed to uphold the principle of equality between all people of the world regardless of religion, caste, color, creed, age, gender, or social status to eliminate the extreme poverty in the world, and to bring about the birth of 'caring communities'. The Langar or free community kitchen is a hallmark of the Sikh faith.

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