Miriam’s Kitchen is so impressed with Sen. Christopher S. Murphy’s humanitarian work that the homeless aid group plans to honor the freshman lawmaker with the inaugural “Mission Possible Champion of the Year” award on May 3.  

According to a Miriam’s Kitchen aide, the Connecticut Democrat has made a name for himself amongst the social assistance community by championing efforts to expand services for at-risk veterans, improving the availability of housing vouchers for displaced individuals and delving into the nutritional challenges faced by those attempting to subsist solely on food stamps.  

“The reality of homelessness isn’t something that most people can easily understand. It impacts our entire community, often in ways that aren’t obvious,” Murphy asserted in a release shared by Miriam’s Kitchen. “When federal, state and local policymakers collaborate with service providers and advocates, the solutions become very clear: chronically homeless people need housing. It is the key to helping our most at-risk neighbors build a better life for themselves, and it is critical to containing the high costs of chronic homelessness.”  

In addition to headlining Miriam’s Kitchen’s Mission Possible Gala on May 3, Murphy and members of his staff are scheduled to help dole out meals at the main facility (2401 Virginia Ave. NW) Tuesday night.  

Murphy’s first trip to Miriam’s HQ will begin around 4 p.m. with meal prep. Dinner service is set to begin around 4:45 p.m.; the menu for the evening is a chicken broccoli stir-fry featuring bok choy, mushrooms and braised greens.  

Team Miriam’s Kitchen expects to serve upwards of 150 homeless during the dinner rush — roughly 13 percent of which are typically U.S. military vets.