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...
Voice of A Volunteer: George “At first I was surprised by how efficiently Holy Apostles is run and how well they take care of their guests,” George Perkins said, thinking back upon his first time volunteering at the soup kitchen. “Not only do we provide food but we...
Voice of a Volunteer: Karolina When Karolina graduated from high school in Denmark, she was excited to take some time off before college and spend a few months in New York City. But for Karolina, it wasn’t enough to experience New York as a tourist. “I wanted my trip...
Voice of a Volunteer: Matt “Every day when I leave the soup kitchen after a day of volunteering, I feel so amazing. It feels great knowing that I’m helping to feed a thousand hungry and homeless people every time I come in,” says volunteer Matt Feliciano, smiling....
Voice of a Volunteer: Karla Karla found out about Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in 2008. “I read a wonderful article by Ian Frazier about Holy Apostles in the New Yorker, and I immediately wanted to do something to help out,” Karla says. She came to the soup kitchen to...
Voice of A Volunteer: Omar On a typical day at Holy Apostles, you can usually find Omar in the back of the soup kitchen by counseling, enthusiastically talking to guests and handing out haircut vouchers, clothing referral slips, and toiletries. “I’ve volunteered in...