Eleven guests showed up to be fed. The mission has come a long way these 15 years, much of it unheralded. Menus featuring such items as a New England boiled dinner are not uncommon. Neither is a crowd of 150 at a typical sitting. They start arriving by 11 and wait for the door to open.
Children frolic with one another while their elders exchange stories about deprivation and poverty.
Not all are in a needy state. Some just come here for convenience. Our doors are open to anyone, regardless of status. We want to make people comfortable here. Boris Migliori, Haverhill's bicycle guru, donates money for meat and cheese, very discreetly as is his nature.