Volunteer
MAKE AN IMPACT
We are confident that by working together, we can create a meaningful and lasting difference in our community. Thanks to our dedicated staff, enthusiastic volunteers, generous donors, and committed partners, we address important challenges in our community. We provide hot meals and grocery items to support healthy eating. Our teamwork creates a positive impact in the underserved areas of Southeast Queens. Be part of this uplifting journey of kindness and strength, and together, we can build a better future for everyone.
Soup Kitchen
Wednesdays, 5:30pm
Each week a team of dedicated volunteers prepares and serve a healthy and tasty 3-course meal for all who come hungry. Many of our patrons are giving back by serving as volunteers in our food pantry. This is an exciting aspect of our program to see people receive and also willing and able to give back to help others. Volunteers are essential to keeping the Food Pantry well-stocked, the Soup Kitchen running efficiently and decreasing the wait time for dinner patrons.
Partnerships with St. John’s University students and other churches have helped us meet the growing need for food in the Queens community.
Impact statistics:
5,905 persons served in one year.
4,358 adults, 627 children and 920 seniors.
Food Pantry
Tuesdays, 10 am – noon
The Food Pantry is an important community resource that aims to reduce the severe hunger that exists in our community. When we began in 1993, we served almost one hundred families. Today, the need has grown and so has our service, which is now helping to feed over 300 families a month. The patrons of our food pantry represent the many different faces of hunger in America—from the families of the working poor to senior citizens who are raising grandchildren, and from immigrants who do not qualify for government benefits to the recently unemployed, and many who live in transitional housing.
Impact statistics:
31,888 persons served in one year.
15,874 adults, 8,163 children and 7,581 seniors.
