The St. Anthony Foundation is a nonprofit social service organization in San Francisco, California. They are best known for their operation of the St. Anthony Dining Room in the Tenderloin District. It was founded in 1950 by Franciscan friar Alfred Boeddeker to serve free meals to the poor in an ordinary restaurant-like setting. The Dining Room has served as many as 2,500 plates of food a day, and over thirty seven million meals since its creation. The foundation operates a residential drug and alcohol treatment program for men, the Father Alfred Center, whose residents provide volunteer labor for the Dining Hall.
Sunday, July 21, 2024, 14 Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, San Francisco Division 17, volunteered their services to St. Anthony’s Dining Room where we served 1,338 meals. Great job, lads. Thanks to all of you who helped out.