Help Feed Hundreds of Hungry People

The  Cuenca  Soup  Kitchen is growing and expanding its impact on families in need in Cuenca, Ecuador. Providing food  assistance in the form of food kits to over 850 people is at the core of what we do.

In addition, we continue to grow our commitment to being as eco-friendly as possible. Our newest initiative combines the distribution of reusable and environmentally friendly feminine hygiene  kits with education. This program is geared towards mothers and daughters, ensuring that they both have the same access to  information. The workshops were conducted by Susan Beasley, a pediatrician who volunteers with the Cuenca Soup Kitchen.

These workshops have provided an opportunity to correct misinformation as well as identify and provide support for girls and  women experiencing abuse.

Families come to us when they are struggling to provide for themselves and their families. By providing food assistance we can help to get them back on their feet. Just as importantly, by providing cakes and gifts for the children’s birthdays, we are able to help them maintain a sense of normalcy as they work towards independence. Our “abuelitas” make sure that no child is  forgotten.

By partnering with Hearts of Gold and their social worker, we are able to monitor and provide educational opportunities to the  families we serve. As they become stable they are transitioned out of the program, thereby making room for the next family that needs our services in order to achieve stability.

Finally, the Cuenca Soup Kitchen has continued to provide assistance in natural disasters most recently in the canton of 

Sayausi after a series of landslides destroyed homes, and farms.

The Cuenca Soup Kitchen is poised to continue to help those in need work towards stability and self-sufficiency

The number that we serve on a regular basis has grown to over 750 people. By partnering with Hearts of Gold, we are able to screen applicants and determine their needs. As families move towards self sufficiency they transition out of the program, thereby making room for subsequent families that are in need.

Providing food kits to families is still at the core of what we do we also assist with clothing and household items, diapers and femine hygiene products, and also a birthday program so that children get to celebrate their special day.

We recognize the importance of being eco-friendly and we seek solutions that fit our budget. One way that we have been able to achieve both goals is by purchasing reusable biodegradable diapers from GelWear, an Ecuadorian.

Most recently, with a generous donation from some of our supporters, we have purchased reusable kit bags. This has allowed us to reduce the number of single use plastics that we use.

The Cuenca Soup Kitchen has and will continue to provide assistance in natural disasters. In May of 2021, flash-flooding devastated rural communities on the outskirts of Cuenca resulting in the loss of many homes and livelihoods. We mobilized to provide thousands of pounds of food. This aid continued for weeks as those impacted re-established themselves.

You, our donors and our volunteers, are the life-line of the Cuenca Soup Kitchen. Without your help, hundreds of people would go hungry.

We and they, truly appreciate your support.