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The Burrito Project

In the early morning light, Sanskrit chanting of the Thousand Names fades into the smell of fresh pinto beans cooking for the handmade burritos we put into sack lunches for the homeless. Our Mother's kitchen project has supplied over 78,000 burritos since 1996 when the first meal was delivered! Devotees lovingly bag the carrots, chips, cookies, and sodas. Rather than a morning of coffee, newspaper and croissants, volunteers spend Sunday morning cooking onions, rolling tortillas with a tasty filling, carefully wrapping them for their journey to a hungry tummy.

Amma Center gets support from the following local businesses to keep the cost at a minimum. The Santa Fe Tortilla Company provides the tortillas, The Bountiful Cow provides the cheese and the Sunflower Market provides the lettuce and plastic bags.

Burrito Volunteers come to the ashram at 48 Stone Cabin Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505  (googlemaps) beginning around 9:30 AM each Sunday. We will show you what to do. Everyone is welcome!

Additionally, Amma Center volunteers cook meals twice monthly at both the St. Elizabeth’s Homeless Shelter and the Casa La Familia Shelter.

The impetus for this and other charitable works of the Amma Center is the world renowned humanitarian leader, Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi), often referred to as the “Hugging Saint”.  Best known for her practice of tenderly embracing all those who come to her, Amma has served as confidante and counselor to many of the 29 million people she has embraced throughout her life. Amma’s personal example of relentless dedication, sacrifice and service has inspired charity projects in more than 30 countries.  In 1987 Amma held her first programs in the USA in living rooms, churches and libraries. Now she holds programs around the USA and all over the world attended by thousands who are attracted by her overflowing love for humanity and her vast network of charitable activities.

Donations to The Burrito Project can be sent to Amma Center Box 4820, Santa Fe, NM 87502. More info please call 982-9801.

"Compassion should shine forth in our every thought,
word and deed."        ~ Amma

Yakima is a 13-year-old with deep brown eyes and has played the violin since he was three. His first violin teacher, Robin Close, helped him to study at Inter-locken. Yakima loves to play pieces by Bach, Mozart and Beethoven.
Sometimes though, Yakima and his family are very hungry. 
"We often don't have enough to eat," his mother said one bright Sunday afternoon in a Santa Fe park. She and her son were in line to receive warm burrito lunches and clothes The Amma Center were giving out. "The churches don't feed people on Sundays, this is a blessing, we are grateful."

"I felt so uplifted that I was doing something to help," said 15-year-old Robin, a student at Santa Fe High. "Instead of complaining that our government is not listening to what we say, we can do something about it. We can help our fellow humans."

Sixteen-year-old Rupavati has known Amma since she was born. Asked why she works on The Burrito Project, she replied, " I have been doing this kind of work all of my life. It's not like I just decided to do this. It is like asking me why I breathe."
Eleven-year-old Emily has helped to deliver the lunches and give out clothes. "I feel a little too lucky in my living situation. We always have food in the refrigerator and a warm bed to sleep in. This made me realize how many poor and homeless people there are in Santa Fe. It feels grounding and peaceful to work on the Burrito Project, it feels human." After receiving his burrito, Yakima explained, "I'm not going to always be poor. When I'm 30 and I see a person hitchhiking or begging, I'm going to know how that is and have compassion for them."

Donations to The Burrito Project can be sent to Amma Center, Box 4820, Santa Fe, NM 87502.
To help please call 982-9801.