The Kitchen / Rare Breed – Youth Services Springfield

On March 27, 1983, The Kitchen’s founder, Sister Lorraine Biebel, took $50 and turned it into meals for the homeless and hungry people in our community. The Kitchen has continued to grow from that day—through the vision and dedication of Sister Lorraine and the many blessings the organization has received. We started as a place to feed the poor in 1983 and are now one of the region’s largest providers of social services for individuals, children, youth, families and veterans in need.

The SmartChoice team will prepare a meal for the shelter to serve between 40-60 homeless teens. During this time staff has the privilege to spend quality time helping children and adolescents in need.