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December 2023 by Justin Cheng
This is a review of the volunteering experience and not the soup kitchen.Never have I experienced such a rude, condescending, and patronizing staff while volunteering. I volunteered with a group of friends on a Saturday, and the staff we worked with exhibited poor leadership and management. They consistently berated the volunteers (including high school students) by criticizing that we were “not listening” to their instructions when in reality, the directions they provided were unclear and inconsistent. By far and without a doubt, this has been the most toxic volunteering opportunity I have encountered. Perhaps the staff were overwhelmed with an excessive surplus of food, but it is still no excuse to scold individuals who are dedicating their spare (and unpaid!) time to help those who are food insecure or experiencing homelessness. Again, this may be a one-time anomaly on an unlucky day, but I would strongly recommend against volunteering here.
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November 2023 by Steve Adams
This food bank is amazing. The main security guard John is very awesome. Hes very observant and has a keen eye for riff raff. Very important.The rest of the staff are awesome. The older gentleman that hands out the trays is an Angel
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September 2023 by L.Nicole Brown
I absolutely love the soup kitchen, nowhere else can someone experiencing homelessness get a balanced meal. I'm have been there many times.
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August 2023 by NGA T. HOANG
SMALL MIGHTY ORGANIZATION KIM ISA TOUGH ONE FOOD COOKED HERE ISMADE WITH LOVE A GEM THOSE NEED? ? ?
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July 2023 by Davey
Great food Great staff very friendly environment,
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June 2023 by John Forrest
Been going here for ages. Wonderful people. Only problem now is all the illegals coming in demanding things as if they own the place.
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April 2023 by Kavina Vazquez
i am wondering do they help homeless with the Fee wavier form DL937 to obtain an ID card? Or do they give us information on where to go to get one. I know there is a place in Costa mesa i think right by the DMV but i can’t find it online at all…. & i forgot the name of it. if anyone knows please reply to this or just comment back thanks!!!!
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March 2023 by Josh Cortez
I come to do volunteer work here to help feed needy people and low key complete community service hours ? But I love it. Loving people in charge and Lo the Chef is like a second mother to me haha. Definitely will continue to come after I complete my hours, to give back to the community ????
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February 2023 by Todd Newkirk
This place has the best soup ever
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January 2023 by Alex J.
The organization has a good mission and if you read the history, it is very interesting. I also saw many people there getting fed and items being distributed.I stopped by to volunteer and I assume many organizations help out there. There is a gremlin hobbling woman named "Lo" or "Lori" that has joker style make up. Looking at the other reviews here, it seems like there is a common experience/theme based on other volunteer's experience. When I was there, I was told she has been working at this location for over 30 years and is a cook at the kitchen. If you volunteer here, you'll know who this is.While I was volunteering, I overheard her and another staff member talking about one of the volunteers in a disparaging manner. I also experienced (as many others have as well) very rude and inconsiderate interactions with her specifically. Unlike some of the others who are there for community service, I came to help out and assist the community, and the way I was treated did not convey any lack of appreciation and demonstrated an entitled attitude.I have donated and helped out at other charities in the past, and I encourage anyone who is thinking about blindly donating to a charity to first volunteer at one before you do. I want to know that they are being spent properly and there is a positive contribution being done. Disparaging volunteers and treating them with little respect does not meet that criteria.It is really a shame that others have had a similar experience and the organization can't do better than this with their employees, so my dollars and time will be spent somewhere else.
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December 2022 by Paul Maines
An excellent opportunity to volunteer your time and contribute to the goodness of our community!
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September 2022 by Steve
I stopped by on Friday to volunteer some time. I was amazed at the amount of quality food that was donated to this organization. Everyone was extremely friendly and Betty put me to work preparing fruits and vegetables for the hot lunch they serve everyday. The place is very clean and they have a great chief in the kitchen. I enjoyed the work and the friendly people! They give away food the the needy and feed the hungry! If you want to feel good about yourself stop by and volunteer some time to help feed the hungry!
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August 2022 by Haywood Happy
Lots of bad guys . This one took cuts in front of five people , intimidating us ,after loitering for twenty mins, real bad characters abuse this places charity,. Really do need proper line safety as again it's another day like this and u can't say anything as u may get targeted by a bad guy,speaking perfect English as well, ....update. Everyday this week. Takes cuts in front people and waits impatient....Only guy with hundred dollar Bluetooth earpiece and clean cut yet can't honor the line here every visit . U can't get help for safety issues . Handle it or not . Do tell John
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July 2022 by Tho T.
Brought someone in need to this kitchen today and he was blown away by the generosity and kindness shown by the staff. Thank you all the volunteers and the donators! I promise to contribute to this cause.
