Voice of a Volunteer: Allen Five year volunteer Allen remembers his first day at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, shortly after Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012. Before working the tray station, he was quickly welcomed during the morning volunteer social hour. “A group of...
Voice of a Guest: Chester A recently retired MTA bus driver, Chester says the meals at the soup kitchen have made a big difference in his life, and his family’s, these last few months. A widower since 2010, Chester is a family man, close to his grown children...
Voice of a Guest: Thomas Now 59 years old, Thomas is one of our soup kitchen guests who is living in the shadow of the Great Recession. A New York native, Thomas has been homeless since he lost his job as a live–in property caretaker a little over a year ago. "I’ve...
Voice of a Guest: Dewayne Dewayne Sr. has a new mission in life. The fifty-two year old soup kitchen guest is determined to raise his five month old son, Dewayne Jr, to be a healthy, strong man. “I want him to have a better chance than I did, to know I’ve got his...
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...
Choral Work Debut at Carnegie Hall to benefit the Soup Kitchen
Voice of a Volunteer: Edward Edward, who volunteers three days a week at the soup kitchen, has cared deeply about the well-being of his fellow New Yorkers ever since moving to the city when he was just 18 years old. “I loved New York immediately when I moved here,” he...
Voice of a Volunteer: Rick On any Thursday at the soup kitchen, the unmistakable and joyful volunteer presence of Rick Landman cannot be missed. A member of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, “CBST”, which held Friday night services at the church for many years, Rick...
Voice of a Volunteer: Elizabeth Think of a soup kitchen volunteer and your first image may be one of the many goodhearted people serving meals on the food line. But a lot goes in to serving about 1000 New Yorkers who come here for a daily meal as well as emotional and...