Photos: Mads Holm

New initiative: Trampoline House makes soup kitchen for homeless migrants and socially vulnerable during the coronacrisis

Like many other organizations, Trampoline House has had to temporarily shut down its counseling and activities for refugees and asylum seekers because of the corona pandemic and the assembly ban.

But on May 11, the house will gradually reopen to launch a soup kitchen for homeless migrants and socially vulnerable.

The soup kitchen has been named Empty Stomach and will Monday–Friday between 5–6 pm serve a free hot meal from our garden to anyone, who doesn't know where dinner should otherwise come from.

The food is prepared by asylum seekers and refugees from Trampoline House, who are looking forward to returning to the house and making a difference for others. They are responsible for the planning, purchasing, preparation and serving of today's dish.

In this way, the soup kitchen not only fills empty stomachs, but also breaks down the isolation and loneliness of the people who normally come to the house.

Of course, we will take all necessary precautions during the coronacrisis: we will serve the food outside, a maximum of 10 people at a time, and have provided face masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer. 

Empty Stomach is a collaboration between Trampoline House and the company Alstom, which sponsors the cost of the food. The soup kitchen is open until the assembly ban of max. 10 people is raised, and Trampoline House can fully reopen and resume its regular program.