So Others Might Eat

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The SOME logo.
The SOME logo.

So Others Might Eat is a non-profit organization which seeks to help deal with poverty in Washington, D.C.. SOME (So Others Might Eat) provides food, clothing, and health-care services to the poor and homeless. In addition, SOME provides job training, counseling, and low-cost housing, and other services to "break the cycle of homelessness".

SOME was founded in 1970, by Fr. Horace McKenna, SJ, as a soup kitchen. Meal were served in the basement of the St. Aloysius Church on North Capitol Street. As demand for food grew, SOME moved to 71 O Street were it remains today. In addition to the soup kitchen, SOME runs several other facilities throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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