“I believe that you should give back,” Maureen says, and she means it. After retiring from a successful career in business and a stint with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Maureen jumped into volunteering with both feet. In fact, she is one of our...
You helped Mildred provide a stable home during a tough time If you’ve ever had a growing child in your house, you know what it’s like. They need plenty of good, nourishing food, of course. But they also seem to outgrow their clothes and shoes every few months....
As one of our dedicated volunteers, Ricky loves to make people smile. He knows how important it is because his own journey to healing started with a smile. Ricky would tell you about Angie, the first person to greet him at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry....
Yesterday was “Fast-a-Thon” for Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; a day when participants ask those in their network to sponsor them as they fast in support of our Soup Kitchen guests. The fast is a modified exercise: in solidarity with those who come to our doors for a hot meal (which is often the only sustenance they receive on any give day), we are asked to eat only one meal within a twenty-four hour-period instead of three….
At Holy Apostles, we are supported by neighbors of all kinds – including our wonderful corporate partners who support us by donating both financially to support our mission and by donating their time to provide food for our community. Our friends at Google have...
"We were stuck at the border for three days," Dmytro says simply. "It was so cold, and there was a shortage of food." Nineteen-year-old Dmytro, his younger brother Vladyslav, and their mother fled from Ukraine at the start of the war. In the crush of people seeking...
The guests at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen are the reason we’re here. One of those guests, Jose, shared his experience about receiving support at Holy Apostles. Jose originally moved here at the age of seven. He remembers his first day in New York City, craning his head...
During the summer months, donations slow at food banks and soup kitchens across the country, all the while hundreds of thousands of families and individuals need food assistance and support, especially while schools are out, and electricity bills are higher. At Holy...
Phoenix had never heard of Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen. He was just walking down the street when he saw a long line and asked what it was for. That was in November 2021. Like a lot of New Yorkers, 25-year-old Phoenix had recently lost his full time job due to COVID...
If you’ve been to the Soup Kitchen during our daily meal service in the last 2 years, you’ve seen a line of our guests waiting for a hot meal. You’ve probably also seen a slightly smaller line of guests waiting to meet with Jay Alfaro, our Social Services Manager. ...