ABOUT OUR FOUNDER
Audrey Marilyn
Creative Model, Performer and Artist
Audrey Marilyn is the founder of Beloved Community Kitchen, a Napa Valley–based initiative rooted in the belief that everyone deserves access to nourishing food, dignity, and care. Her journey began long before Beloved existed. As a child, Audrey was deeply impacted by seeing homelessness in her community. She didn’t just notice it—she tried to solve it. Using her own allowance, she would buy food to give to people in need, driven by a simple but powerful belief: if someone is hungry, you feed them.
That instinct stayed with her. Years later, Audrey became involved with Food Not Bombs in Los Angeles, where she participated in grassroots food sharing efforts that centered compassion, community, and direct action. This experience helped shape her understanding of food as both a basic human right and a tool for connection. Beloved Community Kitchen was born from that lifelong commitment—combined with Audrey’s vision to create “change you can see.” What began as a personal mission has grown into a developing nonprofit focused on reducing food insecurity in Napa Valley through accessible meals, community-centered spaces, and a model rooted in dignity and care.
Audrey’s work bridges creativity and service. As an artist and community builder, she brings heart, visibility, and intention into everything she creates—whether it’s a warm meal, a shared space, or a movement built on love.
Beloved was born from a bad day
You every have one of those days that goes so wrong , it makes you reflect on how you got there, "HOW DID I GET HERE?" I was asking myself one evening after a difficult and emotional day. It made me sit there a question everything. And I realized there was something missing for me in my day to day life here in Napa, CA.
My desire to help people had led me into hospitality and working at hotel front desks. I suddenly was very aware of those who could afford a place to stay and a meal to eat and those who could not.
It affected me.
I decided that day I would start a charity and do my very best to eliminate food insecurity in the Napa Valley, the place I call home.
Our mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BE CHNAGE YOU CAN SEE
IN NAPA, CALIFORNIA
Eliminate Food Insecurity