People's Kitchens in Bologna: four locations and hundreds of meals for the poor served every day.

Cucine Popolari di Bologna is a unique volunteer project in Italy: a network of soup kitchens in four different working-class neighborhoods of the city, with their stoves always burning, which have become a point of reference for anyone in need: men, women, single mothers, families, migrants, the unemployed, and the poor in general, who find not only food at the soup kitchen but also hospitality and care.

The People's Kitchens are open five days a week. The demand for food continues to grow, as does the need for volunteers, and the meals served have exceeded 500 per day. The dining rooms are designed to feel "like home": ceramic plates, glassware, and stainless steel cutlery, unlike the classic, hasty meal in a soup kitchen. Everything is managed largely by volunteers—in the kitchen, the dining room, and logistics—and support comes from donations, both monetary and in the form of food (including from food companies and supermarkets).

Among the projects being carried out is a plan to reduce food waste. The Cucine Popolari website provides the project's history, information on the various activities, and even how to make a donation.