Soup kitchen
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A soup kitchen or a bread line is a place where food is offered to the poor for free or at a reasonably low price. Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoods, they are often staffed by volunteer organizations, such as church groups. Soup kitchens sometimes obtain food from a food bank for free or at a low price, because they are considered a charity. The American gangster Al Capone financed a soup kitchen during the Great Depression to improve his image.
[edit] See also
- Thrift store
- Freegan
- Food Not Bombs
- Soup Kitchen International, a well-known soup restaurant in New York City, New York, run by Al Yeganeh
- Masbia, a humanitarian organization located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn NY, whose stated mission is to feed the hungry in a respectful and dignified manner.
- So Others Might Eat
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