What we do
Our mission is to provide food insecure New Yorkers with a dining experience that they can not only depend on, but look forward to, week after week.
Right now, 1.5 million New Yorkers are struggling to feed themselves and their families. While we work collectively to address the systemic issues that cause food insecurity, the people of New York are hungry TODAY. In neighborhoods like Brownsville, one of the central locations served by our nonprofit, over 30% of residents are food insecure.
That’s where we come in: Soul Food to the People brings home-cooked, high quality meals to food insecure New Yorkers, free of charge. Our mission is to to provide food insecure New Yorkers with a dining experience that they can not only depend on, but look forward to, week after week.
Soul Food to the People (SFTTP) is a registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit based in Brooklyn, New York. Our mission is to end hunger and spread love in Brooklyn by serving traditional, foot tapping, knee slapping, hand clapping, plate licking, down home SOUL FOOD to food insecure New Yorkers, for FREE. To the people we serve, what we provide is not just food, it’s love, respect, community, and belonging. Central to the heart of our mission is the belief that food is not just fuel- FOOD IS LOVE- and that every person deserves to enjoy delicious, high quality home-cooked meals. Additionally, the interactions between our volunteers and the people we serve are central to what we do: we treat our customers with respect and compassion, providing them with a dignified dining experience a warm community environment.
For over four years now, we have provided FREE home cooked meals to New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity on a weekly basis, and every week, our supplies run out. We know that the level of need here is great, and that there is much more work to be done in the fight to END HUNGER in NYC.
We have found that in the fight against hunger, we are stronger when we band together. Over the years, we have partnered with organizations including Rethink Food, More Than a Meal, Hungry Monk, WANA Community Resource Center, and Good Shepherd Deliverance Church to feed the people of New York.