Operation Chicken Soup


 

Publication Date: January 2001

Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Author(s): Joshua Krakoff

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Youth; Volunteerism; Social Justice

Type: Brief

Coverage: New York

Abstract:

Operation Chicken Soup is a program that inspires teenagers in public and private schools throughout Manhattan to take ownership of all aspects of their community service experience. These teens run a soup kitchen twice a month for the needy in New York. The author argues that the high level of responsibility and sense of accomplishment makes this program popular to area teens.