Soups On! Windsor Downtown Mission Starts Six O'clock Soup Program

In response to changing needs and continued increasing numbers of people in need the Downtown Mission will begin a pilot project called Six O’clock Soup, to meet the increasing requests for supplemental meal assistance from people who are struggling with hunger and poverty.
The program debuted on October 1^st and marked the beginning of an new era for the Windsor Downtown Mission as it formally begins operations as a 24/7 social service provider.

“There is a definite need for this program,” said Ron Dunn, Executive Director. “The increase in people we see daily for the lunch meal has been astounding. If they are hungry at lunch they will be hungry later in the day. We will be there, to be that safe place, to receive sustenance for the night ahead and be a shelter from the elements as autumn and winter set in.”

The Windsor Downtown Mission currently provides a lunch meal that serves about 250 people a day. In the evening the Mission’s Sanctuary Program provides a crash bed shelter program for 25 people per evening. In the morning the people who have been assisted through the Sanctuary Program also receive coffee and a breakfast.

While the Six O’clock Soup program is a pilot program, the Windsor Downtown Mission is confident that it will be able to sustain its long-term viability. “The Mission will find the resources to deliver this important new imitative. That being said, we are looking to partner with some of our friends in the restaurant community to be part of a rotation, and prepare a nourishing soup to serve the people being supported in the program. We also encourage the members of our corporate sector to consider sponsoring our soup program to help secure its permanence,” Dunn said.

Volunteers to help serve the soup are also welcome. Potential soup program sponsors, restauranteurs and volunteers can contact the Downtown Mission at 519-973-5573 for more information.






by Richard Rosenthal

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