The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) is a non-profit , volunteer organization based in Long Island, New York.
[1] The organization addresses hunger and homelessness including poverty[2] on Long Island by providing food, shelter, long-term housing, and supportive services.
[3] The INN was founded as a soup kitchen in Hempstead, NY in 1983 by a group of volunteers headed by Patricia O'Connor and Michael Moran, then a chaplain at Hofstra University.
The INN subsequently developed into a comprehensive organization with a variety of programs to aid the hungry and homeless on Long Island.
[1] As of 2013, INN operations had grown to include 14 soup kitchens, three emergency shelters, and one long-term housing program.