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Click on the Volunteer with SignUpGenius button above to see the slots available for helping us serve our daily meal.

In addition to serving our daily hot meal to the hungry, our volunteers also provide personal hygiene, basic clothing and miscellaneous items to the homeless people who come to our door. We currently have need for the following items which we distribute on an on-going basis. You can bring your contributions to us weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Thank you! New or gently used Backpacks. New Men’s Boxer Underwear - All Sizes New Men’s Undershirts - All Sizes New or Gently Used T-shirts - All Sizes Wash Cloths and Body Wipes New Women’s Underpants - Small, Medium & Large Toiletries – Travel size deodorant, bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, shaving cream, men’s disposable razors, and toilet paper

Read the latest issue of our newsletter by going to the News & Events tab, and selecting it from the Newsletter drop-down.

Click the Volunteer with Sign Up Genius button above to make your selection to serve through June. Thank you!

Click here to select the date(s) and time(s) you can help us serve our daily meal through the end of May.

We continue to provide our guests with basic clothing and personal hygiene items that they need. Here is a list of things we can use - New or gently used Men’s Winter Gloves New or gently used Men and Women’s small, medium and large hoodies and Winter coats with hoods. New or gently used Backpacks. New Men’s Boxer Underpants small, medium, large and X-Large. New Men’s Undershirts small, medium, large and X-Large. Toiletries – travel size deodorant, bar soap, shampoo, conditioner and shaving cream, disposable razors, and hand warmers. You can drop these off between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Thank you for your support of our mission!

You can now select the dates and times for helping to serve our daily meal through March 2023. Go here to make your selection. Thank you for your support of our mission!

We are in need of the following items for the ongoing support of our guests and for our Christmas Giveaway - New or gently used Men’s Winter Gloves and hand warmers New Men’s White Tube Socks New or gently used Men’s and Women’s Coats. New or gently used Backpacks. New Throws or small Blankets. New Men’s Underwear all sizes. Toiletries - deodorant, travel size bar soap, shampoo and shaving cream, disposable razors, and washcloths.

You'll find the latest issue of our newsletter in the drop-down under the News and Events tab at the top of the homepage.

The items listed below are things our volunteers have identified as being in high demand by our guests and which we attempt to provide on an ongoing basis- Toiletries - deodorant, travel size shampoo and shaving cream, disposable razors, and washcloths. New or gently used Backpacks. New Throws or small Blankets. Men’s Underwear - all sizes. You can drop items off during the week between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon at our warehouse gate or the volunteer entrance. Thank you for your support of our mission!

Check out the September 2022 issue of our newsletter. Find it in the Newsletter drop-down under the News and Events tab at the top of the page.

Our volunteer schedule is now available through October so sign up now to help us in our mission to feed the hungry Thank you!

The items listed below are things our volunteers have identified as being in high demand by our guests and which we attempt to provide on an ongoing basis - Under toiletries, both deodorant and razors for both men and women are needed. Men’s clothing items that we can use are Boxer style underwear, Medium, Large, X-Large sizes and Men’s undershirts in Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large sizes. You can drop items off during the week between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Thank you for your support of our mission!

The latest issue of our newsletter is at the printer and should be arriving soon. You can see the electronic version under the News and Events tab.

We mourn the loss of Joe Fallahay, a long-standing volunteer and supporter of the Franciscan Kitchen. Joe was one of the original helpers recruited by Brother Jim Fields to launch Franciscan Shelter House in a vacant tavern on Preston St. in 1980. There is a profile of Joe on p. 4 of our June 2021 newsletter (click the Newsletter drop-down under the News and Events tab). Here is the link to his obituary - https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/joseph-fallahay-obituary?id=34536270

Here's a story about The Hope Village, our new neighbors providing services to the homeless in Smoketown. https://www.wave3.com/2022/04/25/louisvilles-homeless-set-move-citys-outdoor-space-this-week/

Click on the SignUpGenius button to select a date and time to help us serve our daily meal through June.