Food for the Soul:
The Official Blog of Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
Writers Workshop: A Smile (Mouth)
Below is a piece from our Writers Workshop about the power of a smile and how it can transform a person. A Smile (Mouth) When you smile it means your heart has been touched, the feeling-gladness, sorrow, love. I was a bit dreary, sad, empty. Then I...
Partnering with Team TLC and P.S. 11 to Support Asylum Seekers
Since the summer of 2022, Holy Apostles staff and volunteers have stood on the frontlines in support of migrant and asylum seekers arriving in the city. Not unlike the unhoused guests we serve daily, migrants and asylum seekers lack permanent homes and face complex...
Honoring Black American Leaders during Black History Month
Throughout history, Black Americans have led the way in the fight for equitable access to housing and healthy food. Today, we’re spotlighting some of the leaders who fought for the rights of Black Americans, and especially for those experiencing poverty and...
Celebrating Soup-er Bowl Sunday at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
This month, we celebrated SOUP-er Bowl Sunday by gathering our community for a special Sunday Supper. For this meal on SOUP-er Bowl Sunday, Chef Chris whipped up a football feast for Soup Kitchen guests. He served veggies and chips with dips and hummus, wings,...
Guest Story: Abubaker Family
The Abubaker family, former soup kitchen guests, now have their own apartment and they are grateful for our help. Mom, dad, and their kids ages 9 and 16 had been coming to the Soup Kitchen for lunch. When Abdul started working they moved from a shelter to a rental...
A Milestone Year at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
2022 was a milestone year at our soup kitchen and food pantry. It marked 40 years since our founding, and it also was the year we served more meals than at any other point in our history. And just like the 40 years that preceded it, the soup kitchen never missed a day...
Our Warming Center is Open!
On nights when the temperature in New York City dips below 32 degrees, a different sort of community forms at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen: a group of guests who typically sleep on the streets or in a shelter rest here overnight. For the fifth year in a row, Holy...
Celebrating the Life of Founder Rand Frew
“We’re where we’re supposed to be, and we’re going to feed people one good meal every weekday, no questions asked, no one turned away.” Those were the words of soup kitchen founder, the Rev. Rand Frew, shortly after opening Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen on October 22,...
The Holidays at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry
During our Food Pantry over the last two weeks, gratitude filled the space as parents and grandparents picked out holiday toys for their children and grandchildren. Some kids visiting the Food Pantry with their relatives even got to pick out their own toys! City...
Searching for Home with Judith Rubenstein
Meet one of Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen’s partners: Judith Rubenstein, a New York City-based artist and volunteer. Judith has partnered with Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen to work with Soup Kitchen guests and other individuals throughout New York City to help them express...
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