Help reinvent how we feed our community
1 in 7 residents in Raleigh are food insecure. 1 in 5 children go hungry.
When you experience homelessness, it’s like being invisible. People walk right by you. Soup kitchens feed an incredible number of people, but they differ from a ‘typical’ dining experience.
There are over 1 million restaurants across the country. A Place at the Table is 1 in a million, where anyone is welcome to dine with us regardless of means.
Dignity and power in choice
A Place at the Table accomplishes our mission in two ways.
- We eat together. We are Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe. Patrons from all walks of life come together to share a meal at our table.
- We volunteer together. Over 80 people volunteer for their meal every day. They gain skills and connection each shift.
The best part is you wouldn’t even know we are a nonprofit. To the average consumer, we operate as one of the millions of restaurants you eat at every day…until a volunteer behind the counter asks, “your suggested price is… would you like to pay that price, pay less or volunteer for your meal?”
Ways to Pay for your Meal
Pay the suggested price
Donate a minimum for your meal
Volunteer for your meal
Pay it forward
However you choose how to pay, we’re grateful that you’re a part of our community!
Join Us & Toast To The Travelin’ Table @ Our Fall Fundraiser!
We’re so excited for our biggest event of the year: our Fall Fundraiser coming up on November 20th a Raleigh Union Station! We hope you’ll come celebrate and toast to this incredible community and The Travelin’ Table, our food truck with the same mission!
See more details, check out our awesome sponsors, and snag a ticket below! (tickets go fast!)
The Table Token is now the PLACE Card!
Our wooden Table tokens are now the PLACE Card! Purchase them to pay-it-forward, hand them out in your community, or use one yourself and come in the Café for some good food and community. Paying with a card means dignity for every last person who walks into our door.
Gather ’round the table
New Orleans Director of Operations Andrew Gravens curates our award-winning menu! Nourish your body and spirit with comfort soul food from locally sourced ingredients, made fresh daily! From a garden salad to biscuits and gravy, we all deserve dignity and choice.
Pay-what-you-can is working!
SINCE JANUARY 2018
Over 2000
INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR
100,000
CUPS OF COFFEE
255,000
MEALS SERVED TO SOMEONE IN NEED
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Dine at the cafe, pay the suggested price to help cover our operating costs or pay it forward.
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