Open Table News

The Concord Carlisle Human Rights Council held a food drive for Martin Luther King, Jr Day outside of Crosby's Marketplace and received 960 lbs of food that was transported with the help of The Fenn School van and volunteers to our Beharrell Street, Concord location. Thank you to all of…

One of our latest new programs have been helping dozens of Afghan families who are resettling in our area get started with some requested, culturally appropriate, food items to ease their transition. Thank you to all our volunteers who have packed these welcoming boxes for these special clients! This week…

Open Table Staff has decided to increase our safety protocol in response to the very contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19. All volunteers are asked to “double mask” if they come to Open Table with a cloth mask only. Open Table will provide a disposable surgical mask to wear under cloth masks or…

Open Table is seeking a Programs Operations Assistant. This internship position is a great fit for those interested in public health, social justice, or nutrition, and will help support the cultural needs of our Afghan and Brazilian clients. It includes the opportunity to pursue an in-depth project that most aligns…

By Dan Peirce Every now and then, my mom and I used to spend Sunday mornings making dozens of pork dumplings - jiao zi in Mandarin Chinese - and then eating them while watching our favorite football team on TV in the afternoon. Some of my best childhood memories growing…

Open Table is hiring! We are current looking for two part-time (20-22 hours per week) Cooking Team Leads. See our Employment page for the full job description. If you are interested in applying, please send your resumé and cover letter to Aiko Pinkoski at [email protected]. And, if you want to help in other ways,…

We are sending a big thank you to Chris Palmer, Grocery Store Manager, at Hanscom Air Force Base Commissary for their 980lb food donation. Thank you for your part in helping us spread #morelovelesshunger!

We are sending out a big thank you to all of the families who donated and volunteered (especially our groups from Trinity Congregational Church and Memorial Congregational Church) for our Family-to-Family Holiday Drive. And a special thanks to thanks to Carolyn Coffin who so expertly managed the program. We collected…

Matt Baird is the kind of volunteer every organization hopes to get: dedicated and passionate, willing to do what needs to get done, and cheerful to boot. But we’re the lucky ones because Matt is not only a wonderful volunteer, he’s also an amazing person.  As a teen with cancer,…

We had a great distribution this week in Hudson, with an extra special gift for our younger clients - Pillow Pets! The Pillow Pets were donated by Christmas in the City and were included with our Family-to-Family gifts, this Hudson Mobile pantry, and a recent distribution to new Afghan refugees…