Wayside Soup Kitchen Portland Maine

Help support wayside s mission to increase access to food for those in need in southern maine.

Wayside soup kitchen portland maine. 59 000 meals shared through mobile food pantries. These food pantries are a partnership with the portland housing authority portland community policing and the south portland west end neighborhood association. We hope that you will join us. Take a moment to meet the dedicated staff who run wayside food programs how wayside started grew and changed.

Working closely with our local partners we work hard to provide welcoming places where people can enjoy healthy meals. 450 tons of edible food salvaged from the waste stream redistributed through food rescue. The group had no experience operating a soup kitchen and very few. Providing food to portland hungry in the winter of 1985 concerned individuals recognized that many of the poor in greater portland were going hungry.

29 000 meals shared at 14 weekly community meals. Menu reservations make reservations. Rescued food was distributed free of charge to 60 partners throughout southern maine including food pantries soup kitchens shelters and other social service agencies. Stay connected with our newsletter.

They pulled together representatives from 11 area churches and formed the wayside soup kitchen. 252 oxford street portland me 04104. Wayside evening soup kitchen 252 oxford st portland me 04101. In 2019 wayside shared groceries enough groceries to make 52 000 meals through our mobile food pantry program.

Reviews 207 828 1613 website. 41 000 pounds of local food distributed with maine harvest for hunger and hunters for the hungry. Get directions reviews and information for wayside evening soup kitchen in portland me. Through its food rescue program wayside diverted 550 tons of edible food from the waste stream in 2019.

Wayside soup kitchen ultimately grew to be maine s largest soup kitchen. Wayside s community meals program helps individuals and families receive nutritious meals in safe community surroundings. Wayside is a non profit effort with ecumenical roots that was established in 1986 to serve hot meals 3 nights a week by a group of committed area churches. Order online tickets tickets see availability.