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Over 57 years of Love
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ST. ANTHONY DINING ROOM, 1956 |
On
October 4, 1950, Franciscan
Friar Alfred Boeddeker responded with the heart of St. Francis
to give hope to his hungry and homeless neighbors, opening the doors
of St. Anthony Dining Room and serving 400 free meals. Now, more
than 57 years and 34 million meals later, we continue Fr. Alfred’s
example of honoring the dignity of each person. People now come
to St. Anthony Foundation not only to share in a meal, but also
for clothing, housing, and healing of both body and spirit.
All of us —
guests, staff, donors, Friars, volunteers, businesses, nonprofits,
government, the media, and congregations of every faith belief —
together create a community of love and hope. We each bring our
gifts of strength, courage, generosity, and compassion to this work.
We continue to work
to meet not only today’s needs, but also to change
the deeper structural causes of poverty.
Our services include 11 programs that help to feed, clothe and heal
(Summary
of Services [PDF]). With all of us working together, we hope
to celebrate St. Anthony Foundation’s 100th anniversary by
putting ourselves out of business.
However, until the
day that each person has enough to eat, a place to live, access
to affordable health care, and wages that sustain life, we continue
to walk with our sisters and brothers in a spirit of hope.
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