Eva's Kitchen

Eva's Kitchen serves a hot lunch to 350 people 365 days a year. All who come are fed. Guests dining at Eva's Soup Kitchen are not made to stand in a "chow line," but are seated at tables and served with dignity and respect by volunteers. During the extreme cold of winter and the summer months of July and August, the numbers needing a meal increase and another partial seating is added. There are additional seatings on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Outside the dining hall is a large courtyard that is an area of social interaction. It is a safe and welcoming place closed off from the busy streets of Paterson. As relationships form, clients come to understand the resources available to them and may choose to take the next step - whether it is shelter, substance abuse treatment or primary health care.

Volunteers are an essential ingredient in the Soup Kitchen, and we welcome the participation of individuals as well as local businesses, religious, civic and educational groups.

You can help the over 11.5% New Jersey residents who don't have enough to eat. Eva's Kitchen serves a hot, balanced, nutritious lunch to 350 people 365 days a year. No one is turned away in our soup kitchen program.