St. John's Bread for Life

St. John’s Bread for Life

St. John’s Bread for Life is a very important organization that helps thousands

of people each year. The basis of the program is a soup kitchen located in Bedford-

Stuyvesant, Brooklyn that serves breakfast and lunch to needy New Yorkers each day.

They also provide clothes, health and counseling services to those who need it. They try to make programs that strengthen and empower the people and community around them.
This organization is inspired by St. Vincent de Paul's compassion and desire to serve

those in need.

Poverty is a very important social problem that affects millions of people

throughout our country and countries around us. There are statistics to show this, but the

feelings of emptiness and despair of those affected by poverty could never be measured.

The soup kitchen, which is located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is one of the poorest areas of

Brooklyn, New York. Almost 37% of the total...