Welcome to The Community Table
The Community Table is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been serving nutritious meals in a welcoming environment to our neighbors in need since 1999. It is our vision that no one in Jackson County goes to bed hungry. Meals are served on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. Everyone is welcome and there is never a fee. Our pantry provides food boxes for home use; please call or e-mail for details. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, so come enjoy a nutritious home-cooked meal with us.
Due to space and time constraints, The Community Table’s Food for Kids program is now administered by Cullowhee Baptist Church in conjunction with MANNA Food Bank and is now known as MANNAPacks. However, The Table is still serving children and families throughout the year with our Food Pantry Program. We are able to help children at-risk or suffering from food insecurity and hunger, including those too young to be enrolled in school and have access to school lunches. Please help us by hosting a food drive and collecting nonperishable items for our pantry, for our families. Please contact us at ctofjackson@gmail.com for a current Wish List of needed items.
The Community Garden is an organic garden maintained by dedicated volunteer gardeners. The garden helps provide The Community Table with fresh produce to use in meal preparation and to distribute to our guests. Please click here to learn more.
From the Director:
August 2009 will mark the tenth anniversary of The Community Table, and it may be the toughest year yet, for many of us. Each week we are seeing new faces coming through our doors, so many people so hard hit by the current economic crisis. Take a look in the classifieds; jobs are scarce right now, with more jobs being lost everyday. Folks are faced with impossible choices between paying the rent or mortgage or electric bill and buying groceries. Many of our neighbors are facing food insecurity and hunger right now, certainly many more than before.
I am often asked where our support comes from, and the answer is- you. Over 95% of our support, both financial and in-kind, comes from donations from the community. We actually receive very little in grants. I am very thankful that over the years our community has continued to support our efforts to serve our neighbors in need. I am also very proud to live in such a beautiful place as WNC, with such wonderful neighbors who truly care for one another's well being.
I ask for your support so that we may continue and improve our efforts to serve those in need in our community. We need financial contributions to help us with the many expenses of keeping The Table running. We need donations of food throughout the year, to be used both in meal preparation and to distribute to our clients. We need volunteers to help us with many tasks for The Table. Together we can make sure that no one in Jackson County goes to bed hungry.
Amy Grimes
February 2009
Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section at 1-888-830-4989. This license is not an endorsement by the State.
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