Someone Cares Soup Kitchen & Tutoring Program

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen & Tutoring Program Each day Merle had numerous people coming to the door at her work place who were hungry but didn't qualify as seniors for feeding.

Merle Hatleberg, who at the time was working as a Costa Mesa site director for an Orange County seniors program, founded the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen in 1986. Many of these "people" were school-aged children. She was usually able to slip them some food, but there was an unmet need that was deeply troubling to her. Drawing on her own meager funds, she bought a large pot and made her first “pot of

soup” on June 15, 1986. That first day Merle served about thirty people and the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen was born. From 1986 until 1997 the Soup Kitchen served its meals setting up in local churches or at the Rea Community Center in Costa Mesa. In 1997, with the help of many local business fundraiser's, the Soup Kitchen was able to purchase a building that used to be a Chinese restaurant. For the past six years, we are proud, along with our dedicated staff and over 150 active volunteers, to have kept the doors open at our location and given our guests a place that they know they are always welcomed.

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12/02/2011

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen was voted 2010 Best Charity by OC Weekly, keep it up!

TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING! FOR MORE VOLUNTEER INFO PLEASE VISIT:
11/28/2011

TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING! FOR MORE VOLUNTEER INFO PLEASE VISIT:

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen (Soup Kitchen) provides a daily nutritional meal to homeless, unemployed, working poor families, senior citizens, the unemployed or under-employed, the mentally and physically challenged and most important . the children. We believe that no one should go to bed hungry on t...

11/20/2011

Among one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, Orange County boasts 34,898 homeless people, the 3rd highest in the nation!

11/20/2011

Getting rid of old clothes? Even winter nights in Southern California can be chilly. Donate unwanted clothes to Someone Cares. You can make a difference!

On Monday November 14 and Wednesday Nov. 16th Cal State Fullerton's volunteer and service center held a 2 day event to p...
11/16/2011

On Monday November 14 and Wednesday Nov. 16th Cal State Fullerton's volunteer and service center held a 2 day event to promote poverty awareness in Orange County. Someone Cares Soup Kitchen held a booth passing out brochures with important statistics and facts on hunger and homelessness.

11/12/2011

Its the season of giving! Make sure to stop by Cal State Fullerton's Homeless and Hunger week this MONDAY! from 1-4 pm at the Titan Walk. Students will be collecting canned goods and other perishable items.

11/10/2011
11/10/2011

THIS COMING MONDAY NOV. 14TH! Be sure to come check out the canned food drive at Cal State Fullerton's Hunger and Homeless week. This 2 day event (11/14 and 11/16) is devoted to raised awareness on those less fortunate in our area. The canned food drive will take place that Monday from 1-4pm. Come out and support as a group of PR students, who have been working with us all semester, will be out there in full force collecting canned goods.

11/07/2011

The Someone Cares Soup Kitchen provides a daily nutritional meal to homeless, unemployed, working poor families, senior citizens,the mentally and physically challenged and most importantly, the children.

11/05/2011

Check out the Holiday Drive campaign video.

11/05/2011

Stay tuned for awesome pics from the soup kitchen taken last weekend! WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS!

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720 W 19th Street
Costa Mesa, CA
92627

Telephone

+19495488861

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