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Food Shared is Food Justice
Mutual aid is direct action where people organize together to meet the immediate needs of their community. Local businesses have stepped up to facilitate this by preparing and serving hot meals with the support of community members. When you donate or volunteer, you're part of a movement that believes food is a right, not a privilege. In Rochester, we take care of each other.
ROC Soup Collective
Roc Soup Collective is a community-led mutual meal and aid initiative. Through weekly, collaborative outreach, their focus is fighting food insecurity and system inequalities, by sourcing and sharing nourishing meals and essential resources with neighbors in the Lyell/Otis community.
Every Tuesday night at 7 PM
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rocsoupcollective
Email: Info@rocsoup.org
St Peters Kitchen
Serves lunch Monday through Saturday from noon to 1 PM and operates a food pantry on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11 AM.
Serving Zip Codes
14604, 14606, 14608, 14611, 14614, and 14619
Address: 681 Brown Street, Rochester, NY | Phone: (585) 235-6511
Website: https://www.stpeterskitchen.org
Blessed Sacrament Church
The Blessed Sacrament Supper Program has been serving nutritious evening meals to hundreds of people in Rochester since 1992. Dinner is served Monday through Friday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM to anyone who enters the door.
Address: 259 Rutgers Street, Rochester, NY 14607 | Phone: (585) 442-5279
House of Mercy
House of Mercy operates a 76-bed shelter open 24/7 and provides three meals daily to guests, plus a community food pantry distributing non-perishable groceries to anyone in need. The food pantry operates every Wednesday from 10-11:45 AM and 1-2:45 PM.
Address: 285 Ormond Street, Rochester, NY 14605 | Phone: (585) 546-2580
Website: https://houseofmercyrochester.org
East Side Potluck
The Eastside Potluck Society hosts potluck dinners every other Monday at 6 PM at the RTS stop at Monroe Avenue and Blessed Sacrament Church. This mutual aid initiative serves the community through street outreach, providing meals and support to people experiencing homelessness, substance use challenges, and veterans. They also provide free Narcan and connect with other mutual aid organizations.
Instagram: @eastsidepotlucksociety | Donations: Venmo and Giftster
