ST. FRANCIS SERAPH SOUP KITCHEN

MISSION STATEMENT

• Empower, nourish, and collaborate
• Every person has the right to enjoy benefits of good health, prosperity and well-being

ISSUE ADDRESSED

• Feeding those who are unable to afford meals or cannot not get enough food for themselves or their families

HOW IT'S ADDRESSED

• Offering hospitality and a hearty meal for each person that comes in
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner- 3 days a week
• Over 27,000 meals served in the past year

POPULATION/NUMBERS

• More than 100 a day
• Over 2,000 meals per month
• Over time more than 600 day laborers are welcomed, whose pay can be as little as $35 for a 10 hr day

HISTORY

• Oldest soup kitchen in the city
• They are a sponsored ministry of the Province of St. John the Baptist of the Order of the Franciscans

REASON I CHOSE

• Focused on working to nourish and nurture body, mind and spirit in Over-the-Rhine.
• Good location
• Doesn't matter what day, many people come in each day to be served

LEVEL OF NEED

• Unloading donated items
• Serving food, meal preparation, washing dishes etc.
• Delivering bagged lunches

IMPACT OF WORK

• Serving those who live in the same area
• Not everyone can be as fortunate to have meals as everyday

IMPORTANT LESSON

DIFFICULT/SATISFYING

UNDERSTANDING

CHALLENGING FRANCISCAN VALUES/
WITNESSED

WORTHY OF $1000 GRANT