soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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In 2024 and again in 2025, Redman brought his bill seeking to narrow the language in state code and remove many of the remaining exceptions, like for crisis counseling or soup kitchens.
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Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
The city argues that All Saints’ soup kitchen operation breaks zoning rules because the city commission rezoned the area in 2014.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Or, your child may decide to volunteer at a soup kitchen or write a letter to the firehouse, thanking firefighters for rescuing kittens.
—Catherine Newman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
Students are also learning about the farm-to-table movement by selling the harvest to local eateries and public service by donating mushrooms to a nearby soup kitchen and serving meals to the less fortunate.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
The city argues that All Saints’ soup kitchen operation breaks zoning rules because the city commission rezoned the area in 2014.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Or, your child may decide to volunteer at a soup kitchen or write a letter to the firehouse, thanking firefighters for rescuing kittens.
—Catherine Newman, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
Students are also learning about the farm-to-table movement by selling the harvest to local eateries and public service by donating mushrooms to a nearby soup kitchen and serving meals to the less fortunate.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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