Some children in Honduras rely on food kitchens to get one meal a day

A makeshift community called Jesus of Nazaret exists in the outskirts of the northern Honduran city of El Progreso. Here, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty in homes made of corrugated metal and wood.

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Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

At the makeshift community Jesus of Nazaret on the outskirts of the Honduran city of Progreso, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret wash their hands at a community kitchen. Families living here have no running water in their homes. Electricity is being installed this week. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

A dog takes advantage of some rice and pasta at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras. Children here rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Children at the makeshift community of Jesus of Nazaret out the outskirts of El Progreso, Honduras, rely on a volunteer community kitchen for one meal a day. Without it, many would go hungry. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

At the makeshift community Jesus of Nazaret on the outskirts of the Honduran city of Progreso, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

At the makeshift community Jesus of Nazaret on the outskirts of the Honduran city of Progreso, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty. Many of the families are headed by single mothers, who often do not have enough money to feed their children. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

At the makeshift community Jesus of Nazaret on the outskirts of the Honduran city of Progreso, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

At the makeshift community Jesus of Nazaret on the outskirts of the Honduran city of Progreso, more than 200 families live in extreme poverty. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

Luis Sierra, a former migrant, created the community food kitchen. (Photo by Bernardo Coronel)

A little girl from Honduras clings to her doll as she eats the only meal that she will get today. The Honduran government provides no poverty relief. (Photo by Franc Contreras)

The families have no running water in their homes. Electricity is being installed this week. The children wash their hands at the community kitchen.

Many of the families are headed by single mothers, who often do not have enough money to feed their children.

Community volunteers created a kitchen that offers the children one meal per day. Without this assistance, many would go hungry.

The volunteers keep track of how many children they feed each day. On some days as many as 100 children arrive and wait for food.

They line up and are served rice, spaghetti with a bit of cheese and something to drink.

This community food kitchen was created by Luis Sierra, himself a former migrant.

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