soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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Worsening health care The fallout is inundating local soup kitchens with demand, including Miriam's Kitchen in Foggy Bottom.
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Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Donate to or volunteer at a food bank or soup kitchen.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025
Some soup kitchens and mobile pantries are also providing sit-down meals or drive-thru services—often requiring pre-registration.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In its mission to reduce waste and tackle food insecurity, the organization picks up food from dozens of locations and drops it off at partnering food banks and soup kitchens.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Donate to or volunteer at a food bank or soup kitchen.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025
Some soup kitchens and mobile pantries are also providing sit-down meals or drive-thru services—often requiring pre-registration.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
In its mission to reduce waste and tackle food insecurity, the organization picks up food from dozens of locations and drops it off at partnering food banks and soup kitchens.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 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 25 Dec. 2025.
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