Welcome to The Zadie Project
“Nourishing Our Community, One Bowl at a Time”
The Zadie Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization feeding Atlanta’s hungry children, families and seniors. I chose the name to honor my father, Jarvin Levison who is known as Zadie (yiddish for grandfather). He was my inspiration for cooking and my motivation for getting involved in my community. He also gave me my very first soup recipe, My Dad’s Turkey Chili. In our 24-year history, it is still our most popular soup.
Souper Jenny is a founding sponsor of The Zadie Project. Starting on December 1st, 2016, for every bowl of My Dad’s Turkey Chili purchased at any of our cafés, we have donated a nutritious meal to an Atlanta family in need. Our initiative is to serve the immediate need of our community by growing, cooking, and delivering fresh and wholesome food to people who don’t have funds or access. Our goal is to provide 2000 meals weekly. As of June 2025, we have donated oer 180,000 quarts of soup!! Today, Souper Jenny employees and volunteers are responsible for cooking and delivering the soup to those in need.
This year’s Souper Walk fundraiser is Saturday, September 20th. This will be our SEVENTH year of walking together as a community while bringing attention to our cause. This year we will be limiting Walk to 65 people and we hope you will join us by signing up here...We're walking to fight hunger, and you're invited! - Souper Walk VII is Saturday, September 20, 2025 | The Zadie Project (Powered by Donorbox).