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.

 

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen
Diana M. Richter, Ph.D., Executive Director, P.O. Box 1478, New Haven, CT 06511, (203) 624-6426, http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen celebrates 20 years of serving the community. 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 many dedicated volunteers.  DESK is funded by grants and donations and obtains food from the CT Food Bank and private donations. DESK provided over 72,000 daily evening meals, 24,000 weekly food pantry bags and 6,800 bag lunches in 2007.

 

FISH of Greater New Haven
Marsha Royster, Coordinator, P.O. Box 8552, New Haven, CT 06531, (203) 469-8967, http://www.fishgnh.org

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 some is obtained at the CT Food Bank.  In 2007 FISH served 3160 families, delivered 5462 bags that provided food for 114,702 meals.   We helped 8864 individuals requesting food assistance.  In May FISH celebrated 40 years of helping our neighbors in the greater New Haven community.

Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers
Rev. 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 300 volunteers from area congregations, colleges and the community. IVCG is funded by grants and donations.  IVCG volunteers gave 15,636 hours assisting over 448 people in 2007. In addition, IVCG coordinated the delivery of Thanksgiving Day dinners for over 500 older recipients