Soup kitchens contribute to mutual aid setups, which are vital for subsistence and resistance movements against established institutions.

It is directly something that accomplishes movement towards stated goals.

No one can fight fascism when theyre worried about their immediate tangible needs. No one can fight much of anything when theyre worried about their immediate needs.

Its really hard to organize with people if you dont have ways of being connected to them. Its hard to have the needed trust. Its hard to network and know the right folks to have a connection the the right person when you need them. All sorts of community service help attend to these functional needs.

If you can't see value in feeding folks in your community I'm glad you're not part of mine, you sound like a POS.

You are dead right and you’re being downvoted by white liberals who can’t bear to entertain the idea that they might be part of the problem.