Voice of a Guest: Tamar Fifty-nine year old Chelsea resident Tamar has lived in New York City her whole life, and, she says, “It’s never been this hard. Things are very expensive.” For Tamar, coming to the soup kitchen for the past year has helped her to afford...
Voice of a Guest: Stephen Stephen, a highly-educated twenty-nine year old, has been homeless for almost two years. Securing the steady career track he expected with a college degree has been a challenge in the post-recession economy, one that Stephen has faced with...
Voice of a Guest: Alberto Fifty five year old Alberto is grateful for the role the soup kitchen has played in his life since he came to the United States many years ago seeking political asylum from Cuba. With 13 brothers and sisters, Alberto recalls being hungry all...
Voice of a Guest: Oscar Oscar lives in a homeless shelter with his family and relies on the soup kitchen to ensure his two year old daughter can grow up healthy and nourished by our well-balanced meals . "I come here everyday," he says while she drinks milk that he...
Voice of a Guest: Charlese Homelessness can happen to anyone. Just ask 64 year old Charlese, who lived in the same Upper West Side apartment for almost 40 years, since before her marriage. Her husband owned a beauty salon which Charlese become the manager of, a...
Voice of a Guest: Diana Diana's life is soaring now, and she stopped in recently to express her gratitude for the part the soup kitchen played in getting her career and her life off the ground. A talented singer, actor, writer and model Diana Taylor was moving up in...
Voice of a Guest: Michael Michael has relied on Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen for about ten years, on and off. When he was homeless and unemployed he came to the soup kitchen for emergency help. He is still a guest here to help make ends meet, and to help keep his...
Voice of a Guest: Judith Judith, a 47-year-old New Yorker, has been a guest at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen for over five years. Before falling on hard times, Judith worked for the Parks Department and before then as a nurse’s aide. But in 2010, when she and her...
Voice of a Guest: Jacques Recently, Jacques dropped in for a visit on his day off to let our social services team know how much his life has really turned around since he first came to the soup kitchen. When the fifty two year old first came here about three years...
Voice of a Guest: Londy When thirty two year old Londy and her twelve year old daughter first came to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen two years ago, they were not only hungry for a meal, they were also fleeing a dangerous domestic violence situation. For Londy, the...