Community Soup Kitchen

David O’Sullivan, Coordinator, Christ Church Parish House, 84 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511, (203) 624-4594

Founded in 1977, Community Soup Kitchen serves hot lunch five days a week. CSK is operated by a paid staff of three, as well as state food stamp clients, court ordered workers and dedicated volunteers. CSK is funded by grants and donations, and receives food from state and federal programs and the CT Food Bank. CSK provided 65,715 meals in 2010. Click here to watch our video!

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen

Diana M. Richter, Ph.D., Executive Director, P.O. Box 1478, New Haven, CT 06511, (203) 624-6426. 

DESK serves evening meals six nights a week, operates a food pantry once weekly and provides daily bag lunches to the working poor. Founded 1987, DESK is operated by a paid staff of three, and by over 400 dedicated volunteers monthly. DESK is funded by grants and donations and obtains food from the CT Food Bank and private donations. DESK provided 112,324 daily evening meals, 58,435 weekly food pantry bags and 17,760 bag lunches in 2010.

FISH of Greater New Haven
Marsha Royster, Coordinator, P.O. Box 8552, New Haven, CT 06531, (203) 469-8967.
Founded 1968, FISH delivers non-perishable food to the homes of those who are not able to go to a food pantry. FISH is operated by one paid staff person and countless volunteers. FISH is funded by grants and by donations from individuals and area congregations. Some food is donated and most is obtained at the CT Food Bank. In 2009, FISH delivered enough groceries to yield a total of 100,543 meals. Of the 9,651 people who received food, 4,778 were children.

Interfaith Volunteer Care GiversRev. Barbara Barlok, Director, 30 Gillies Road, Hamden, CT 06517, (203) 230-8994   Founded 1984, Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers provides services for elderly and disabled persons. IVCG services foster independence and include visits, errands, transportation to medical appointments, telephone support and respite for family caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer's. A small paid staff coordinates the activities of 496 volunteers from area congregations, colleges and the community. IVCG is funded by grants and donations. IVCG volunteers gave 13,000 hours assisting over 448 people in 2010. In addition, IVCG coordinated the delivery of Thanksgiving Day dinners for over 600 older recipients.

WALK-A-THON COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Barbara Barlok                                IVCG

Caleb Bennetch                               CSK

Skip Borgerson                                IVCG

Anne Cheney                                   CSK

Laura Patrie Lindgren                        FISH

David O'Sullivan                               CSK

Luis Pagan                                      ICM

Connie Pino                                     FISH

Sue Redente                                   FISH

Diana Richter                                  DESK

David Roberts                                  DESK

Marsha Royster                               FISH

Charles Smith                                   CSK

Jordan Trumble                                CSK