Warmth and Companionship: Divine Love Soup Kitchen

Aim: We urgently need support to continue our vital work in reaching out to vulnerable individuals.

Who are we, and what is our project about?

The Daughters of Divine Love Congregation (DDL) is an international order of religious Roman Catholic women founded by late Bishop Godfrey Okoye, CSSP on July 1969 .

The members of the congregation, known by their blue veil, serve in four continents of the world; AFRICA (Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, Chad, and Mali), EUROPE (England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Scotland), NORTH AMERICA (USA, Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti) AND SOUTH AMERICA (Suriname).

We have a conscious and deliberate effort to live and serve with God's love wherever there is need, and provide service in every ministry. Currently, these ministries include: Education, Healthcare, Rehabilitation, Pastoral work, Social work, Culinary and Liturgical arts, Project Management/Office Work, Advocacy, and Hospitality Centers.

Our Divine Love Soup Kitchen in London is a unique project to serve the need of the vulnerable in South West London. Through this project, we provide hot meals, drinks, dry food, hygiene products, blankets, clothes and other things to the homeless and any in the community. We also visit the house-bound and supply food to hostels for the homeless and vulnerable women.
We provide warmth, companionship, and the shared communal experience of dining with others, which can be especially valued by people such as homeless people, pensioners, widowers and the vulnerable.

Our project helps to alleviate food poverty among poor members of the community near and far. It has been a unique way of providing to the homeless and low income in the area at the weekend. It can be described as the link between the community and service providers as we also provide information about services around for the homeless.

Why are we crowdfunding?

Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of people seeking support, as statistics show that homelessness and financial hardship have risen significantly in the current economic climate. The project is an ongoing concern, and we are hoping to keep it sustained in the foreseeable future. Through this project we have continuously served meals on weekends since Oct 2020. Currently, we operate twice a month—on the second and last weekend—but we aspire to provide meals weekly if sufficient funds and resources become available. 

At present, we are using the church hall at English Martyrs Catholic Church, 2 Mitcham Lane, SW16 2EE, for our Soup Kitchen. However, this space lacks facilities for large-scale cooking and storage. We urgently need support to continue our vital work in reaching out to vulnerable individuals.

How we’ll spend the money raised

• Buy facilities to maximise food and donations storage
• Provide hygiene products
• Logistics of donations and gifts 
• Health checks
• Wider outreach of our programme 

How you can help

There are three simple ways to get involved and support our project:

1. Make a donation

Every pledge gets us closer to our goal. Early support can help build momentum and inspire others to give too.

2. Spread the word

Share our project with friends, family and your wider network. The more people we reach, the more likely we are to succeed.

3. Volunteer with us (optional – remove if not relevant)

If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch through the ‘Contact’ section using the subject "I want to volunteer my time or expertise" on our project page.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 21st July 2025 at 11:54am