Changes come to St. George soup kitchen

From Utah-

Those being served their meals may not have noticed, but a lot has changed behind the scenes at St. George's free public soup kitchen.

While the soup kitchen still provides hot meals to the needy three days a week at Grace Episcopal Church, its management has undergone some significant changes in recent weeks. Those changes, organizers say, will foster stability and provide certainty to what was previously an uncertain future.

"It's as strong now as it was," said Jim Roberts, who has been serving as the soup kitchen's co-director for the past two weeks. "By the first of May, we'll be twice as strong."

Earlier this month, nonprofit shelter and food pantry Dixie Care and Share took over operation of the soup kitchen, which had been operated by local restaurant owners Rich and Jessica Rivera since 2009. The Care and Share will ensure the soup kitchen keeps its nonprofit, tax-exempt status and will support the kitchen's management by funding the position of soup kitchen director.

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