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The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Long Island, New York. The INN is the largest organization that fights hunger and homelessness on Long Island.〔(“INN Raises over $1 Million at INNkeepers’s Ball” ), “New York Nonprofit Press”, New York, 20 May 2013. Retrieved on 13 January 2014.〕 The INN is a volunteer-based organization with volunteers who help coordinate the donations and distributions of food, clothing, and toiletries to those they serve. It is estimated that the INN feeds about 5,000 Long Islanders each week.〔Figueroa, Laura. (“Walmart gives $75G to Hempstead's Interfaith Nutrition Network ” ), “Newsday”, New York, 30 November 2013. Retrieved on 13 January 2014.〕 == History == The INN was founded as a single soup kitchen in Hempstead, NY in 1983 by a small group of volunteers who were concerned about the state of hunger on Long Island. The main orchestrator of the creation of this first soup was Patricia O’Connor, a mother of nine, and Michael Moran, then a Chaplain at Hofstra University.〔Alfano, Peter. (“A Gift for the Needy: Lunch” ), “New York Times”, New York, 17 July 1983. Retrieved on 13 January 2014.〕 Thirty people responded to Pat and Michael’s call for volunteers to create this first soup kitchen in Hempstead. Jean Kelly was one of the thirty who responded to that initial call and now resides as the Executive Director of The INN. As success of the first soup kitchen spread through word of mouth, other Long Islanders became passionate about opening more soup kitchens in their own towns. From its inception, The INN has relied on interfaith communities and connections and remains unbiased towards religion, race or ethnicity. In 1984, volunteers realized that hunger wasn’t the only problem they could strive to fix, but homeless too. The INN responded to this problem by opening its first emergency shelter. This year marked a change for The INN going from a few soup kitchens to a comprehensive organization that could aid the hungry and homeless throughout Long Island in a variety of ways.〔 The INN now operates 14 soup kitchens, 3 emergency shelters and one long-term housing program.〔Al-Mulim, Aisha. (“Interfaith Nutrition Network gets $20G Grant” ), “Newsday”, New York, 1 January 2013. Retrieved on 13 January 2014.〕 Each year, The INN hosts an INNkeepers’ Ball in order to honor those who have donated their time and resources to The INN and to raise awareness as well as funds for the organization. At the last INNkeepers’ Ball, over $1 million was raised.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Interfaith Nutrition Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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