About Us

Greetings, I am Julio, also known as Julio The Foodie, and I am pleased to share an overview of the initiatives underway at Foodies Forward. Our primary focus revolves around the propagation of positive energy through the medium of food—specifically, the kind that not only satiates the appetite but also nourishes the soul.

At Foodies Forward, we are a collective of passionate food enthusiasts on a dedicated mission. Our endeavors include sponsoring meals for seniors and addressing issues of food insecurity, all while maintaining a commitment to culinary excellence. Moreover, we aspire to realize a significant vision of providing complimentary catering services to senior centers and communities in need, fostering an environment reminiscent of a food-centric celebration.

In order to bring this vision to life, we have established partnerships with local small businesses. These businesses contribute the delectable fare, and we assume the financial responsibilities, ensuring that high-quality meals are served free of charge to those who could benefit from an extra dose of kindness.

In addition, we are actively engaged in the cultivation of a community founded on the principles of kindness. Through our Pay It Forward program, we collaborate with various establishments such as restaurants, coffee shops, and food trucks, aiming to propagate love and generosity, one flavorful dish at a time.

With in the organization I’ve implemented affordable services for small businesses to help us bring in more income and continue with our cause.Services like Websites, Social Media Management and a soon to launch Food Delivery Service (like Doordash) but that charges 0% commission to business owners all drivers keep 100% delivery fees and 100% tips and we keep the mark up fee on the menus. If you are a business owner and would like to become part of our mission weather you need our services or simply just want to support as an sponsor, please visit our Foodies Forward Network

Embark on this enriching journey with us, where our efforts extend beyond the realm of satisfying taste buds to make a tangible, positive impact. Let us collectively ensure that everyone, especially those in senior centers and communities facing challenges, experiences the delight of exceptional cuisine. Who among you is ready to support a worthy cause? 🍔🌮🥗

• June 23, 2023

  How it all started
  It all started with this TikTok video of me sharing a couple of stories from our lovely customers from across the street who live in a senior center. 

  @juliothefoodie Free Coffee Hour and Inviting our community to help us pay it forward for people in need of food. #payitforward #freecoffee #impactingourcommunity ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

• June 30, 2023

  Our First FREE Catering Event
  Thanks to that video, we were able to raise over $1,000! Which allowed us to do a free catering service to the senior center across the street. (This was before we became a nonprofit)

  @juliothefoodie UPDATE/IMPORTANT NEWS! We feed a whole senior center thanks to you! #payitforward #impactingyourcommunity #helping #foodiesforward #foodiesclan ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

  @juliothefoodie This has filled my heart with so much joy 🥹 #servingourcommunity #servingourseniors #hungerfreeworld #nonprofit #foodiesforward ♬ Faithful You Are by Life Church Worship - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

  @juliothefoodie 🚨 This is a little long 🚨 Some of you have seen me promote my business named Foodies Clan, and although I been working very hard, I’ve decided to shut it down… I started Foodies Clan as a business to help small family owned restaurants get more exposure, a fair delivery service, marketing strategies that could really help a business grow! But God had taken me into another path… One… with my current restaurant El Que Chido that I started about 4 weeks ago and is doing very well by the way 🙌🏻🙏🏻🥰 I get to fulfill my passion while I document a journey of how I am taking that restaurant from -$80,000+ to over a million in sales with a system that can be duplicated and applied into other locations or maybe even franchises, heck I look up to businesses like Chick-Fil-A or In-n-Out etc So you can see a picture of what I am trying to build with a simple menu and authentic Mexican street style food. I’ve also taken another passion under my wing that also involves my restaurant, my parents business (Doña Jacky) and we’ll… Here comes the good news, God has put it in my heart to transfer everything I’ve build in Foodies Clan and put it inside my nonprofit organization that I recently started, motivated by a cause that is now starting to become a National movement. Is started by me sharing a few stories from a couple of seniors that live across the street from the restaurant that I wanted to help, to then being able to feed not only a few but the whole senior center and staff members all for FREE! The movement has impacted thousands of lives across the US and I decided to put everything into this movement that will continue to help senior centers, people in need of food, to also help small family owned restaurants, help them bring more customers, and all while being part of a good cause. So today I present to you Foodies Forward - UNITED for a HUNGRY-FREE WORLD foodiesforward.org #servingourcommunity #servingourseniors #helping #serverlife #godswork ♬ Grace Upon Grace - Life.Church Worship

• July 1,2023

  Foodies Forward Was Born
  We decided to create this into an official non profit, due to the high demand from our supporters. A lor of people expressed they wish more businesses did this...

  We started getting a lot of great feed back from local businesses, agreeing they would love to be part of this to where we can impact communities across the US and turn this into a nationwide movement.

• July 16,2023

  Started Planning Our First Fundraiser Event
  This is when we started to collaborate with other small businesses like Antonia J Co and planned out first fundraiser event. 

  @juliothefoodie Join our community! Where food brings communities together 🙌🏻🙏🏻🥰 #foodiesforward #fundraising #nonprofit #helpingourcommunity #impacting ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

• July 29, 2023

  Feeding people in need...
  We continued to support our community and helping people in need through our Pay It Forward program.

  @juliothefoodie God is truly amazing 🙌🏻🙏🏻🥰 We got to feed someone in need of food! #payitforward #foodiesforward #freemeal #helpingourcommunity ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

• August 19, 2023

  First Fundraiser Event
  Our first Fundraiser Event took place! 

  @juliothefoodie This was our first #fundraisingevent for #foodiesforward and we hope to be the first of many for our #communities. #payitforward #hungerfreeworld ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

• October 4,2023

  Merch Launched and Partnership with Antonia J Co
  This partnership has been a blessing, we launched our merchandise and we decided to partner up with a local small business. 

  @juliothefoodie Grateful for this partnership and new products available for our community! 🙌🏻🙏🏻🥰 #foodiesforward #supportlocal #foodiebyheart #foodie #psalm23 ♬ original sound - Julio The Foodie 🙏🏻

• December 31, 2024

  1000 Restaurants Part of our Foodies Forward Network (Working On It)