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25 ago 2025
Local Effort Brings Hot Ramen to the Homeless This Winter - This winter, too many of our neighbors will face the cold with empty stomachs. We can change that — one steaming bowl of ramen at a time.
Bremerton, WA — As freezing temperatures move in, countless men, women, and children experiencing homelessness will face the cold with empty stomachs. This winter, the Foundation for Homeless & Poverty Management is stepping up with a grassroots initiative — “Warm Bowls, Warm Hearts” — to serve hot ramen noodles to those who need them most.
For Diana Sullivan, Executive Director and co-founder of the Foundation for Homeless & Poverty Management, this is more than a food service. It’s a mission called “Warm Bowls, Warm Hearts” — a grassroots campaign to serve hot ramen noodles to people surviving homelessness all winter long. With inflation raising food costs and the number of people without shelter continuing to climb, something as simple as a hot meal can make the difference between despair and hope. The “Warm Bowls, Warm Hearts” campaign aims to serve hundreds of bowls over the next several months, each one offered with dignity, kindness, and no questions asked.
“When you’re cold and hungry, the smallest kindness can feel enormous,” says Sullivan. “We can’t solve every problem in a day, but we can put a hot meal in someone’s hands right now. That’s what matters.”
The idea began when Sullivan noticed that people liked the snack bags FHPM provided, but there were few hot food options available at night for people living on the streets. Ramen, a comfort food for many, offers an affordable, filling, and warm solution. At less than $5 a serving, each bowl comes with broth and noodles, and the simple dignity of being treated like a guest instead of a statistic.
A Community-Powered Effort
Bowls will be distributed at the Rejuvenation Community Day Center at 2741 Wheaton Way in Bremerton. Funding will directly support purchasing ramen, disposable bowls with lids, and utensils.
Community members are encouraged to donate or sponsor a meal day. Businesses can also partner with the campaign to help expand its reach.
Donations from individuals, businesses, and community partners entirely fund the campaign.
“It’s not just about food — it’s about connection,” explains Sullivan. “People remember the kindness long after the meal is gone.”
How to Help
FHPM hopes to serve hundreds of bowls over the coming months. A gift of $25 provides five meals, $50 covers ten, and $250 feeds everyone at the serving site for an entire day.
Donations can be made at by clicking this link. The program currently serves meals with hopes to expand as resources allow. As winter deepens, the team behind Warm Bowls, Warm Hearts is committed to bringing not just food, but a reminder that every person matters — no matter where they sleep at night.
“We want people to know we see them,” says Sullivan. “A bowl of ramen might not change the world, but for one night, it can change someone’s world.”