June 2019
CANning Hunger at Arts & Ideas
CANning Hunger is a community building event that supports Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen’s goal of fighting food insecurity in the New Haven area. Local organizations have formed teams that will compete at New Haven's International Festival of Arts & Ideas to build the best sculpture out of canned goods according to the Festival's theme: Home. Judges and festival-goers will vote for their favorite sculptures, making this an event for everyone. At the conclusion of the event, all food will be…
Find out more »July 2019
Fourth on the Green!
DESK will be serving people in need on the New Haven Green again this Fourth of July! Sign up to volunteer here.
Find out more »Volunteer Picnic
Thank you to our Volunteers! Saturday, July 27 4:00 - 6:00 pm Edgewood Park Gazebo Corner of Whalley & West Rock Ave. (near tennis courts) Join us for a our annual Volunteer Picnic, as we get together and celebrate what makes all this work: YOU! RSVP here by Tuesday, July 23.
Find out more »October 2019
Can for a Can at Olives & Oil
Join us for dinner on October 16, at Olives and Oil at 124 Temple Street in New Haven, as a portion of the evenings proceeds will go to supporting DESK and the people we serve! Bring a non-perishable food item to donate enjoy a beer on-the-house! (One free beer per person, but bring as many items to donate as you'd like!) There will also be raffles for wine baskets, beer baskets, and Starbucks baskets, so enjoy a wonderful night out…
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