soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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As a sector of the economy, the nonprofit world employs 12.8 million people, is comprised of 1.8 million NGOs ranging from the Red Cross to smaller disaster rebuilding organizations to the local soup kitchen, and generates $3.7 trillion in annual revenues.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s despite their performing in venues such as a soup kitchen and Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, which significantly reduced overhead.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Try volunteering at a soup kitchen, that should help.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Roth said employees at the charity would have to be expressing and inculcating religious doctrine, such as requiring participation in a prayer before a meal is served at a soup kitchen.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s despite their performing in venues such as a soup kitchen and Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, which significantly reduced overhead.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
Try volunteering at a soup kitchen, that should help.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soup kitchen
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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