#soup kitchen

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Hundreds of people, mostly men, line up for a free Christmas dinner at the New York Municipal Lodging House during the Depression, December 25, 1931.

Photo: Library of Congress (LoC)/HubPages

[mensministry]

"Gourmega," 116 W Houston St, New York, NY 10012.

In the 1700s, the site for Gourmega was called the Land of the Blacks, and approximately 30 African-owned farms existed in the neighbourhoods around Greenwich Village, Soho and Washington Square Park.

The area also housed Stephensons's The Black and Tan, one of the first saloons to cater to African Americans.

The 670-square-foot (62-square-metre) space was created in collaboration with Rethink Food to engage the local community and provide a steady revenue stream to a connected soup kitchen that delivers free meals across New York.

The space was designed to be used as a cafe during the day and a supper club at night.

One of the walls also includes 14 small bronze panels created by Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello.

All of the materials used in the renovation were sourced from within the US, with the space fabricated by contractor TW2M.

Interiors: Mariam Issoufou Architects,

The photography is by Seth Caplan.

[elmushterri]

giggling at the thought of the merry men (a legot gang scarred up from fights and terrifying to random engish peasants) lined up at a soup kitchen passing out food

little john, 6'11 and buffer than should be physically possible: would you like peas or mashed potatoes ma'am?

random english peasant: please don't hurt me

Hahah yeah! But actually it’s a bit of the opposite! Like I said in the video, the Merry Men started with young, beardless (but still huge) Little John in a poorer town in England, so people there know of him and know he’s a sweetheart! The Merry Men now may span the UK and are a huge gang that donate loads of money to various charities, but Little John and the merry men in the original town love to volunteer at kitchens, still.

Robin Hood’s now the boss ofc, and though he’s not a selfish rich brat too much anymore, he’s still somewhat got the mindset so he doesn’t usually volunteer anywhere, simply donates large large sums of money! Robin’s not.. the perfect gold-hearted thief but he still does good! (Honestly, he does good to spite the monarchy due to his personal vendetta, not because he loves good.) LJ’s the opposite!

[brattylikestoeat]

[danskjavlarna]

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[chowfur]

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[mothmandrivesstudebakers]

"We have no meaningful connections"

"We're so isolated and alone"

"No sense of community"

Volunteer. I know it isn't easy, but do it. Find a place you love and volunteer. Hospice, red cross*, disability advocacy, animal shelters, homeless shelters, food banks. Two hours a month or 20 hours a month, doesn't matter.

You will

Meet like-minded people

Develop a connection with your community

Learn a new skill

Be a part of a team with similar goals and challenges

Make new connections

Produce something important with your very own hands.

I promise I'm not pulling your leg. It works. It's amazing.

And bonus benefit: it helps social anxiety. It's the safest exposure therapy it is because you 100% control your time.

And it's not a job, so you choose how many hours you do and when.

*I know Red Cross is always looking for DATs. That's not easy. Your shoulder will get wet from peoples' tears. You will cry. You're seeing people after they lose everything they own sometimes. But you're there to help them at their worst point, and you loft them up and give them hope. So if you can manage it, give it a shot. Especially during fire season and winter.

[feminist-space]

Central Florida soup kitchen faces eviction after church raises rent, cuts operation hours

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen has operated in the church's fellowship hall for decades, but it's now ending as volunteers say they were told to

A church in Florida is evicting a soup kitchen.

Excerpts from the article above by David Jones:

"McManus said she knows the soup kitchen has outgrown the space and believes the move will ultimately be beneficial, but it's her hope the church will work with them and push back the eviction by at least a couple of months.

"I was hoping we could stay maybe through January, February, so we have more time," McManus said.

"Dec. 31 is right after the holidays, and we serve so many people. It's cold at that time of the year, and we want to make sure we get meals out to people."

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen serves approximately 17,000 meals per month to around one thousand residents of Sumter County, many of whom are homebound seniors.

"It's a well-oiled machine," said Gregory Nicoletti, another member of the board.

"This is God's ministry, and everything's possible with him."

If you'd like to donate, you can do so on the Wildwood Soup Kitchen website."