01 / Friends of the Kitchen

The kitchen runs
on regulars.

Become a Friend of Portimão Soup Kitchen by making a regular donation that helps us provide food, dignity, and support to people in our community.

You’re in the right place. This is where donations to Portimão Soup Kitchen happen. Whether you want to give once or show up every month, both options are here. Friends is just what we call our regular supporters. Monthly givers become Friends. One-off donations are equally welcome.

600+
Meals each week
2010
Volunteer-led since
3×
Days a week, every week
Choose how you help → Read the story
From the kitchen
Community members and volunteers in a sunlit Portimão street
There's a hot meal and a warm welcome here for anyone in need. No questions asked.
Joy, kitchen volunteer
Three ways to be a Friend

Pick the one that feels right

Choose a steady monthly gift or use the custom option if you would rather give your own amount in one go.

Monthly · steady
€10
/ month

I'm In

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, someone gets a hot meal because of you.

Become a Friend
Keeps the kitchen open
Monthly · committed
€25
/ month

I'm All In

You're one of the reasons the kitchen never closes its doors.

Become a Friend →
Custom · your call
Custom
one-time gift

I Want to Help

Choose your own amount and send a one-off gift straight to the kitchen.

Choose your amount
What it covers

Where every gift lands.

The ingredients
Rice, beans, pasta, fresh bread and vegetables. The pantry that fills three services every week.
A pot of soup
Gas to cook it, bowls to serve it. Sandwiches and fruit for people to take home.
A full week
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, Sunday at midday. Hot meals, every week of the year.
The doors open
Rent on Rua de São José, the gas, the electric. The bills behind the apron.
02 / The kitchen

A small kitchen on Rua de São José, doing the same work week after week.

It started in May 2010 with a handful of helpers and one weekly meal. Today the kitchen serves around 600 meals each week: hot plates, sandwiches, soup, fruit, and takeaway bags for anyone who walks in.

No paperwork. No questions about why someone is there. Volunteers cook, pack, hand out, and clean up three times a week, every week. Friends pay for the rice, the pasta, the bread, and the diesel that gets it all out there.

2010
Started
A small church team, one meal
600+
Meals / week
Hot food, soup, sandwiches
3×
Service days
Tue, Thu, Sun, every week
Soup Kitchen volunteers preparing sandwiches and bread together
03 / The standing week

Same room. Same place. Same answer.

Three services a week, every week. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, Sunday at midday. Nobody is turned away. Friends are the reason that's a promise, not a hope.

Tue
16:30
Hot meal
Thu
16:30
Hot meal
Sun
12:00
Hot meal
♥
04 / The agreement

The donation promise.

A quiet circle, an honest ledger, a hot plate at the end of it. Five lines that won't change.

  • 100% goes to food and kitchen costsVolunteers run the kitchen. Nobody takes a salary, and nobody takes a cut.
  • Cancel any time, in one clickNo emails back-and-forth. No follow-up calls, ever.
  • One letter from Joy each seasonA short note showing exactly what your gift fed. No campaigns.
  • Your details stay with usWe don't share, sell, or trade them. Ever.
  • The apron is on the hookIf you ever want to come and cook, you're welcome at the counter.
05 / The standing invitation

Give once, or become a Friend
every month.

Choose one of the options above, or call Joy on +351 917 358 098 if you would rather talk it through first. Either is fine.

Become a Friend → Call Joy