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St. Francis Soup Kitchen

When we serve Cuándo servimos

Open Monday through Saturday

Monday through Friday from 12:00 – 1:00 PM, and Saturdays from 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon. 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

Volunteers at the St. Francis Soup Kitchen

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.

John Kelly — Kitchen Manager

John Kelly is the manager of the St. Francis Soup Kitchen. A profile photo is on its way; in the meantime, John oversees daily operations, the volunteer schedule, and the kitchen itself. To volunteer or coordinate a food donation, reach the kitchen through the parish office.

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.

In the kitchen · En la cocina

The work behind the meal

Prep starts before the doors open; the line forms by noon. These are our volunteers and our kitchen on Market Street — feeding neighbors here since 1981.

A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill
A volunteer in the St. Francis soup kitchen on Market Street, Allison Hill

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