12/22/2020
St. John’s Food for the Poor program “prevents homelessness as much as it feeds the homeless,” said Rev. John Madden, of St. John’s Catholic Church. The busy soup kitchen at St. John’s, St. Francis Xavier Center, is One of the busiest restaurants in the city is tucked beneath the railroad overpass next to St. John’s Church at 44 Temple St. I had the opportunity to work with amazing chefs like Mike, Bob and Sherri and On the menu today we had oatmeal, toasted bagel and cream cheese, fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, eggs daily, with bacon on Wednesdays; and depending on the day, prime rib, chicken, turkey, Jambalaya, chicken noodle soup, hot dogs, banana Oreo pudding, granola bars, pastries, birthday cake and more... St. John’s Food for the Poor Program assists low income families, seniors, the homeless, and other needy people. The not-so-typical soup kitchen in the St. Francis Xavier Center that serves from 450 to 700 hot nutritious meals a day, five days a week, fifty-two weeks a year including holidays, and regardless of rain or snow, from 7:00 to 11:00 AM. The food pantry provides over 4,800 to-go meals each year in addition to small food boxes as part of our mobile outreach. St John’s Food for the poor program brings together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry in the Worcester area for the humanitarian needs of our community. The Center sponsors on-site programs that help individuals and families including a free medical service clinic, a job matching service, and food assistance services for the homeless. These programs have had a major positive impact on the needy and the Worcester county community.
Click on the website https://www.stjohnsfoodforthepoor.org/friends-partners.html to volunteer and donate!
