The Soup Kitchen

Helping the Homeless and Marginally Homeless* in Central London

*marginally homeless are those who do have accommodation,

but it may be temporary or inadequate, or they may be having

great difficulty paying their bills

Celebrity Chef Aldo Zilli launches Cabin Appeal!

Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli’s recent visit to the Soup Kitchen will be shown on ITV’s Daybreak show. 

Zilli, who owns three restaurants in Soho, was homeless once himself and has worked with several projects to support homeless people. At one he met Bobby, who has turned his life around and now works as a chef for Aldo.  

Click here to see more photos of Aldo and Bobby in action!

For more information about the Cabin Appeal click here

Our History

The Soup Kitchen, founded in 1986, is a resource for the homeless, elderly, lonely and poor in Central London, providing free hot meals, clothes and toiletries, and creating a sense of belonging and community. Serving around 60 people a day from 10am -12 noon on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the Clothes Closet open on alternate Mondays, five volunteers are required each morning.

The Soup Kitchen is run by a Board of Trustees, a part-time Director and Kitchen Manager and a team of volunteers, consisting of ACL and non-ACL members. Five days each week we provide free basic necessities such as food, clothing and toiletries.

Read the Soup Kitchen Newsletter!

In addition we offer information about other important services for the poor, a free open art studio and a bible study group. The Director and others provide basic advice and refer guests to other agencies with different specialties. We seek to provide assistance in a variety of ways, including help with letters and phone calls, liaising with social services, and encouragement and prayer,

Support for the Soup Kitchen comes from individuals, corporations and trusts. Volunteers and donations (both financial and in-kind) are vital to support our work and enable us to continue this service to the community.

£250 covers the SK’s running costs for 1 day

£5,000 covers running costs for 1 month

We always need your help at the Soup Kitchen.  Here’s what you can do:

Give now by clicking this link!

• make a one-off donation,
• sign a pledge form (download here),
• set up a standing order with your bank, or
• give a few hours a month as a volunteer to help at the SK (in the kitchen and/or the office)

Click here to see the Soup Kitchen 'Wish List''

Volunteering

Leading up to Christmas, we are blessed with many more volunteers for food preparation and serving (and office help) than we can place, so we are not able to take any more at present!
However we do have fundraising activities for our new Cabin, e.g. 'Footsteps of the Homeless', a short sponsored Run or Walk which you can plan on a day of your choice. For more info please contact Page on: soupvolunteer@amchurch.co.uk

Collections of food and clothing are very useful to our work too.  Contact Miranda regarding donations on SKDirector@amchurch.co.uk

For non-volunteer related enquiries, you can also call the Soup Kitchen on 020 7580 2791.

The Soup Kitchen is a registered charity in both the UK and US.  Reg. UK Charity 1051770 and US 501(c)3

CONTACT US:      79a Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TD

0207-580-2791  | info@amchurch.co.uk