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Unconditional Freedom



Unconditional Freedom creates the conditions for the restoration of dignity to the marginalized through our programs.

Once reclaimed, we believe people naturally find the desire to contribute their unique gifts to society.



Our Programs

FREE FOOD

Liberate Everything

Free Food Harlem creates restaurant-like dining experiences for the unhoused and food insecure, and in partnership with chef Massimo Bottura’s Food for Soul, serves weekly three-course meals in a free sit down restaurant in Harlem.  

Over 98,000 meals served

The Prison Monastery

Turning prisons into monasteries

Restoring prisons to their original intent: penitence.

Creating spaces for contemplation, transformation, and contribution. 

Over 55,000 incarcerated participants

WOMEN OVER DINNER

The Power of Women is Expressed

Women Over Dinner is aimed at enlivening women to remember their inestimable power in order to reshape our world.  

Over 2,500 global participants 

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From the Blog

March 31, 2025
This isn’t just another dinner; it’s an experience enriched by conversations on food justice, art, and community, featuring community activists, artists, and the perspectives of everyday people touched by this initiative.
March 31, 2025
by Jeffrey Yasmine My name is Jeffrey Yasmine and I am from South Carolina, Lexington, South Carolina to be exact, which is a small town outside the capital city of...
February 28, 2025
The thing that I see is women feeling relaxed and free and open in a way where their inner beauty and genius can express and come out. This is vital in the world right now. Women must remember their power.
February 28, 2025
The chefs and kitchen interns of Free Food also have their own stories. Our justice-impacted interns come to us at first as a way to reduce their sentences due to crimes committed, but I hope they also will find something else for themselves while in the kitchen.
February 28, 2025
Just because someone did something wrong, hurt someone or committed some crime, does not invalidate them as a fellow human being with all the innate goals, hopes, and dreams free world people have.
December 31, 2024
For me art is much more than a poem, drawing, painting, sculpture or any one specific design. Art is a sanctuary where the mind is quieted and the core self can be met. Art is a place of healing, connection and service to others, where I have learned to be accountable to my actions and as a means to make amends to the communities inside and out of prison.
December 31, 2024
After being away from Harlem, NY for eight months, I had the fortunate opportunity to come back and be the photographer of the Refettorio Harlem Holiday Soiree.
December 31, 2024
On December 9th, Women Over Dinner (WOD) hosted its very first dinner in a prison at the Taconic Correctional Facility. On that same day, 100 women around the world hosted dinners in solidarity with the incarcerated women at Taconic.
December 31, 2024
As we move into 2025, we are uplifted by the progress we’ve made and inspired by the possibilities ahead. There is still much to do, but we are confident that, with your continued support, we can expand our reach, deepen our impact, and build a society where dignity and freedom are not privileges but birthrights.

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