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Trouble struck recently at 1989 Bakehouse, 745 N. Fourth Ave., when someone stole the bakery鈥檚 tips out of their tip jar. The couple鈥檚 17-year-old son, along with another teenage worker were the only ones in the business when a man came in, grabbed a handful of cash out of the tip jar and ran out.

鈥淚t was a pretty helpless feeling,鈥� Trevizo said. 鈥淚 got really annoyed and really frustrated, and I was like what do we do, how do we even handle this?鈥�

Trevizo took a deep breath and soon, the angry feelings disappeared and a wave of empathy washed over her. She believed whoever had done this may have been going through a tough time.

So, instead of getting even, the couple decided to give back.

1989 Bakehouse has started a new food voucher program where the community can donate to a fund that鈥檚 used to give a free meal and drink to those in need.

鈥淚 was like, what should we do because I feel like this is an ongoing issue for everyone, and then we thought, what if we just give people the option of helping us feed someone?鈥� Trevizo said.

To donate to the community fund, you can either place a donation on their website or tell the cashier that you would like to donate a meal.

For $5, you can sponsor a pastry and drink; for $10, it鈥檒l pay for breakfast and a drink; and for $15, they will donate a full meal plus a drink.

1989 Bakehouse announced the plans on Instagram. Trevizo didn鈥檛 expect much from the post until her social media manager told her they had quickly gotten more than 1,000 likes and 76 comments, all supporting and praising the bakery for handling the situation with care.

The community has already shown up. In fact, people who don鈥檛 even live in Tucson have been jumping on the donation bandwagon.

鈥淚t's been kind of crazy,鈥� Trevizo said. 鈥淚 woke up yesterday to a woman who sent us a message after she purchased a voucher, and she was like, 'I'm on a cruise in Norway and I saw this, and I just had to stop what I was doing so that I could donate a meal'.鈥�

On a recent Wednesday, three people came into the bakery asking to redeem one of the vouchers. With no questions asked, the 1989 Bakehouse staff served them up a few free goodies, courtesy of the community fund.

Anyone who's struggling can head to 1989 Bakehouse and lean on community support.

鈥淲e know this won鈥檛 solve everything. But maybe it helps someone get through the day without feeling invisible,鈥� their Instagram post said.