The Samaritan Center in Syracuse has opened it's doors to more community members in need of food.
by Jackie Dresch (NCC News)
One-fourth of the residents in the city of Syracuse live in poverty, and in the suburbs one out of every eight people lives in poverty.
The Samaritan Center downtown is looking to help those residents by serving hot meals every day of the year. The Center's kitchen serves roughly 350 meals a day.
The kitchen is currently serving 20% more meals than it did last year. Since those numbers have increased, the number of volunteers needed has also gone up.
Samaritan Center spokesperson, Jill Gilbert says that the increase has "to do with the economy" and that "people's resources are sort of dwindling."
The center is located in the basement of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral. Gilbert says that people who come to the center do not need to fill out paperwork and will be served food, "no questions will be asked."
Photo courtesy of blog.syracuse.com
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