St. Paul's Lutheran Church has been serving its congregation daily bread for nearly 200 years. However, its leadership knew there was a greater calling beyond the pews. So, they got rolling. On the front lawn of the Eggertsville church, Pastor Steve Biegner prepares to tape Sunday mass for two other churches.

In the back parking lot, church administrator and Daily Bread Food Truck coordinator Katie Basham gets ready for a week of giving. And yes, you heard that second title right, food truck. It’s Buffalo's only non-profit food truck, in fact.

"So this will feed a family, if they have four people, they'll get four soups and a bag of pita chips," Basham said.

The Daily Bread Food Truck started back in 2016. It has a get one, give one philosophy. Pre-pandemic, you could find or hire them for events.

"If something is $8, we've designed it so $4 of that will be passed on to go buy a meal for someone else, maybe even two meals over the weekend," Biegner said.

At first, the focuses were families in the Windermere Elementary School area. Roughly 60% of the families there live below the poverty line. More than 40% receive reduced-cost or free meals for kids during the weekdays. It became clear though to Basham and Biegner that food insecurity was only getting worse as the pandemic went on.

"We served about 2,200 meals," Biegner guessed.

"No, 3,500 meals," Basham corrected Biegner.

"Ok, 3,500 meals over the whole year," Biegner said.

All done, with all events canceled. This where dozens of local restaurants and businesses like Issa's Pita Chips stepped in to fill the gap.

"We wanted to give back to our community, and every opportunity we can, we will," Andrew Issa, with Issa's Pita Chips said.

Especially after how much the community has given to the family-owned business. The love for their product has created new shelf space in the Big Apple.

"A lot of local support that we've gotten at that Whole Foods store, has catapulted us into more stores downstate," Issa announced.

The donation was their way of saying thank you.

Once a single mother of two, Basham understands the struggle so many are facing. Even more, she understands the embarrassment that can come when asking for help. This purple truck serves as a beacon of hope and a sign that everything is going to be OK.

"We don't ask any questions, we want to make sure that everyone eats and that everyone feels fed," Basham said.

Amherst High is the next stop for St. Paul's Lutheran Church's Daily Bread Food truck.

April 12, the 'Free Meal Monday' initiative kicks off. It’s from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Amherst High School every Monday. Anyone is welcome to come and get a meal. Also any donations, monetary or food are being accepted as well.