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...
“After I lost everything in the fire, the soup kitchen helped me get back to balance with dignity and respect.” – Diana
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...
“When I was homeless, the counselors here pointed me in the right direction…” – Michael
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...
“Everyone is so good here … they go out of their way to help.” – Judith
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...
“I got my own place thanks to the help here…” – Jacques
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...
“I live in a shelter so the soup kitchen is really comforting.” – Londy
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...
“I’m getting back on my feet, now.” – Marcos
Voice of a Guest: Marcos Marcos stops in at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen on his lunch break once or twice a week for a midday meal. While he doesn't live in the area, he's often in the neighborhood because of his job, driving for a car dealership. "I used to go to this...
“My home away from homelessness.” – Elizabeth
Voice of a Guest: Elizabeth Elizabeth first came to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen after coming back to New York for the first time in two years. “I walked away from an apartment I had in Massachusetts because it was unsafe and unviable,” says Elizabeth....
“They gave me a rope to hold onto.” – George
Voice of a Guest: George George is in his 60s. He worked all his life for a textiles company until four years ago his job was outsourced overseas. He looked hard for another job but everyone wanted someone younger, someone with different experience. Before too long,...
“Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven – there is nothing Karen can’t play.” – Jinhua
Voices from our Community: Jinhua and Karen Jinhua Xie is a soup kitchen guest who has been coming here for a couple of years. A native of China, Jinhua and his wife saved up to legally immigrate to New York 13 years ago. They found a home and work here and began a...