For a listing of local food pantries by area code, contact the United Way’s First Call for Help (324-1899) or look online at http://www.uway-austin.org/, click on First Call for Help, and go to Food Pantries. In addition to the nearly 50 food pantries operated by local churches, neighborhood centers, and social-service agencies in the Austin metropolitan area, the following soup kitchens provide some meals for Austin’s hungry and homeless citizens. Meals are open to all hungry persons without qualification unless otherwise specified.

1. Caritas Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen
611 Neches, 320-0270
Lunch daily from 11:30am-12:45pm

2. Salvation Army Social Services
501 E. Eighth St., 476-1111
Breakfast daily, 7:30-8am; lunch at noon (sickbay & halfway house only); dinner, 4-5:30pm

3. Austin Baptist Chapel
908 E. Cesar Chavez, 474-2666
Lunch daily from 11am-12:30pm

4. El Buen Samaritano Emergency Services
1919 South First, 441-7977
Lunch on Tuesday, 11am-noon; dinner on Sunday, 5-6:30pm

5. Food for Friendship
2132 Bluebonnet Lane, 301-2921
Breakfast on Sunday, 8-9am

6. University United Methodist Church
2409 Guadalupe, 478-9387
Lunch on Saturday at 11am

7. LifeWorks Street Outreach
1800 Lavaca, 482-9474
Hot meals strictly for homeless youth: Tue, 4-7pm, at University Baptist Church (2200 San Antonio); Thu, 4-7pm, at University United Methodist Church

This article appears in April 28 • 2000.

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