When we serve Cuándo servimos
Open six days a week
Mon–Fri: 12:00–12:45 dine in (take-out 12:20). Saturday: 11 AM–12 noon take-out only. Hot meals served to all who come — no questions asked, no ID required, no cost. Doors open at 1453 Zarker St., Harrisburg, PA.
Schedule pending parish review. If you are planning a first visit and want to confirm hours for the day, call the parish office at (717) 232-1003.
Physical address (not for mailing): 1453 Zarker St., Harrisburg, PA 17103
Daisy
Daisy has been a daily cook for the soup kitchen since 2019. She worked at the Hershey Chocolate factory before coming to the soup kitchen regularly. She is from Puerto Rico but has been back and forth to Harrisburg for the last 40 years with her two sons. Her favorite thing to cook is rice and beans. She likes everything about the soup kitchen, and she is thankful to her sister who led her to start helping here.
Luis
Luis has been helping daily at the soup kitchen since 2012. He used to come with his parents to get food at the St. Francis food pantry and knew Ms. Mildred. He started volunteering then. Luis went to school in New York at William Taft and Evander Childs. He was in special ed and did extra auto mechanic and auto body work. He then worked at a nursing home in the Bronx; his parents owned a grocery store around Fordham University.
He moved to Harrisburg through the help of friends, and he and his dad worked at McDonald’s at the Uptown Plaza mall. Luis says his favorite part about the soup kitchen is walking with neighbors who are unhoused and distributing clothes to people on the side. He also said an important part of his role at the soup kitchen is maintaining order.
Laura
Laura is from Peru and has been in this area for two years. She is in the process of seeking asylum and started volunteering at the soup kitchen because they helped her family. Her husband is a forklift driver.
Help us feed our community
If you would like to volunteer, donate food, or contribute to the soup kitchen financially, please call the parish office at (717) 232-1003.