Frieda’s Place got its start almost 30 years ago, as a part of Su Casa, when Frieda moved into an apartment across the street.

“I would go to every food pantry in the neighborhood to get food for my kids and I, and I started telling people to come to my back door if they were ever hungry. I would dump all the canned goods in a pot and make a big pot of soup. One day a man knocked on my door and he was hungry. Word had gotten out and he came; I gave him soup. The next day he came again, and brought 3 people with him. Then one day I opened my door and there were like 10 people out there. I told Brother Dennis this is why we needed a soup kitchen.”