Food for the Soul:
The Official Blog of Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
Good Corporate Citizen: Tapestry
Our friends at Tapestry are committed partners to Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. Several of their brands have volunteered with us as part of our Good Corporate Citizen program and we’re thankful for their ongoing support of our fellow New Yorkers who need a helping hand....
Guest Spotlight: Tamar
In 2016, we spoke with Soup Kitchen guest Tamar about her story. Much of what she said still resonates today: Soup Kitchen guest Tamar has lived in New York City her whole life, but now, she says, “It’s never been this hard. Things are very expensive.” For Tamar,...
Writers’ Workshop Poem: Secrets and Lies
by Edgar Torres, Soup Kitchen Guest The beautiful weather The better life The before world The belief ended The best wins The become rich The beyond hope The end started The tranquil place The topic began The mission completed The weather man The purpose resolved The...
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen Honored as helpNYC’s Neighbor of the Year
On Tuesday, May 24th, helpNYC honored Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen with their Neighbor of the Year Award for our staff and volunteers' dedication to helping underserved communities shown throughout our pandemic response and adjustment. Over the past few years, we have...
Serving 1,000 Pantry Families
At this point last year, we were providing groceries for 500 families each week and we couldn't believe how large our Food Pantry program had become during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, we're providing groceries for 1,000 families each week. The growth our emergency...
Good Corporate Citizen: Tapestry
Here at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry, we are thankful for the days when volunteer groups from local companies and organizations stop by for a volunteer day of service. Last week, our friends from Tapestry stores across New York joined us to pack and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Zung and Kevin
At Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, we know it takes a village to feed our community and our volunteers know that better than anyone. Our dedicated team of volunteers are the crucial backbone of our operations: they pack lunches and groceries for our guests, hand out food...
Guest Story: Meet Joel and Rodney
Joel was a young man, in his early thirties when he first moved to New York City from the Dominican Republic, the only home he had ever known. He’s been in New York for over 8 years, but only recently learned of Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. He learned about us when...
Computer Classes are Back!
At Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, we offer many programs to nourish the mind, body, and soul of our Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry guests. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve had to pause and adjust many of our programs to fit into the new world that we’re living in. One...
Good Corporate Citizen: JP Morgan
This March, we partnered with JP Morgan to purchase, pack, and distribute toiletry bags for our guests. Each toiletry bag included a razor, lip balm, deodorant, soap, lotion, a washcloth, socks, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. These items are essential for our Soup...
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