SPL Summery
1A Soup Kitchen, a bread line, or a meat center is a place where food is offered to the hungry for free or at a reasonably low price.Most of the time, it is located in a Lower-income neighborhood. They are often staffed by volunteer organization, such as church groups or community organizations.2Soup Kitchens sometimes obtain good from a food bank for free or at a low price because they are considered a charity.

The concept of soup kitchens hit the mainstream of U.S. consciousness during the Great Depression. 3 One soup kitchen in Chicago was even sponsored by the American mobster Al Capone in an effort to clean up his image. Inventor Benjamin Thompson, contemporary to the Founding Fathers of the United States, is said to have invented tohe soup kitchen.
4A 1985 pilot study found 95% of homeless men served by soup kitchen had a vitamin deficiency. This shows the need for emphasis on selecting menu ingredients containing Vitamin C and B.

Homeless ministry is the intentional interaction between Christians and homeless person, regardless of their faith. The ministering typically occurs in the environment in which the homeless reside. It may include distribution of provisions such as food, clothing, and blankets. The ministry often involves building relationships with the homeless and providing them with information and relation care. Prayer, conversation, and ministered to spiritual needs are part of the process.

Masbia is a humanitarian organization located in the Borough Park neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, who stated mission, is to feed the hungry in a respectful and dignified manner. 5Masbia is the only full service soup kitchen serving kosher food in the New York City.Amidst rising hunger among OrthodoxJews in Brooklyn and what the Food Bank for New York City refers to a “stigma” about poverty among the population.The orthodox soup kitchen Masbia serves a large number of Brooklyn Jews. Masbia currently serves kosher food to many people on weekdays. Unlike traditional free soup kitchens in keeping with the Jewish principle at doing charity without making the recipient feel as though they are getting a handout. Masbia has a look and feel of a restaurant with waiter service and nice dining room. Masbia is the Hebrew word for satiate.



Facts 1-5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soup_kitchen