Big Table

Hey Spokane! We have a care campaign rolling for our friend Jeremy. If you have any of these items, it sure would help! Reach out via email to [email protected] or send us a DM! Thank you!!

Such an incredible story of hope. Grateful to be a part of Diondre’s story.

So excited about this! Thank you The Puffy Muffin for being a huge partner in caring for industry friends in Nashville! ❤️

The Puffy Muffin In 1986, we began in my home with my girls at my side. We are honored to be serving our guests.

Hidden behind the smiles of the hospitality industry workers is the highest concentration of need in the nation. Highest rates of poverty, addiction, mental health issues, and pretty much every significant risk factor there is. We see referrals for medical emergencies, evictions, broken-down cars, spirals of relapse, and cripling depression. Big Table steps in, not just with critical triage support but with genuine concern and care. We support housing stability, addiction recovery, job readiness, and more, but it's the lasting relationships we build that make the difference. It truly is transformational. Join us in supporting the backbone of our communities. It's time to turn the tables and serve hope to those who serve us. Visit bigtable.org to give a gift today. Thank you!

Happy Birthday “A Little Late” June Edition! Our sweet HR Generalist Tara had a very special birthday this month!

We celebrated at one of our favorites Versalia Pizza.

Tara is truly one of the kindest, most considerate humans on the planet. She pours into others daily at work and in youth ministry at church. She is always up for a challenge and tackles it head on. Tara keeps us smiling with her playful yet steady spirit.

We are so grateful to have her on this mission with us! Won’t you wish her a very happy “belated” birthday?

PS While we did miss the actual day, we LOVE that we get to continue celebrating sweet Tara! 🥳🥳🥳

Little things are actually big sometimes!

“I was tired of jump starting it every morning. Once again, you all at Big Table are proven gems. Thank you so much.” -Amanda, Big Table Care Recipient 💜

We quickly replaced her battery, and now she’s back on the road cruising with a smile. It’s heartwarming to witness those happy faces!

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Being a single mother and finding reliable childcare to her three children is her toughest job though. It’s time to turn the tables.

Many restaurant and hospitality workers are single parents.

The world rests on their shoulders to provide for their families all by themselves. Many of our care recipients work multiple jobs, and even after that, they are barely scraping by. It can feel like their stories are hopeless.

That is why we exist. Big Table can show them a new chapter of hope by getting in the trenches with them.

We walk beside people and do life with them relationally, showing them ways to navigate the challenges they face. We connect them to resources that help make life easier.
Easier is better. And allows them to focus on their most important and rewarding job - as a parent.

Won't you join us and help support Big Table? You’d be turning the tables and serving hope to those who serve us every single day. Visit bigtable.org to learn more and give today.

Behind every meal served or bed made, there's a story—often untold. The restaurant and hospitality industry tirelessly works to provide a great experience with a smile, yet behind those smiles are hidden struggles. Big Table steps in, offering more than just triage care. We build relationships and invest in emotional well-being and building capacity. By supporting us, you're not just giving to a nonprofit; you are keeping a server in a home or fixing a chef's car. Helping to turn the tables for people like Lanette. Visit bigtable.org to give a gift and be a part of the movement in 2024.

Turn the tables in someone's story by giving to Big Table. We support the restaurant and hospitality industry, providing crucial help in times of crisis. Whether someone needs housing stability, reliable transportation, addiction recovery support or just a sounding board, we care for the individual needs of our industry friends like Aimee. You gift ensures we continue serving hope to those who serve us. Join our mission to care at bigtable.org/give.

We love our volunteers! You ARE Big Table! ❤️

Her life has slung some pretty traumatic curveballs at her, and she needs wise counsel on how to release their grip on her life. It’s time to turn the tables.

Mental health issues can be common in the restaurant and hospitality industry, and we get it. Life is hard and at the end of a long shift serving others, it is overwhelming to even start to think working through trauma and major challenges like domestic abuse, devastating diagnoses, crippling grief over a lost loved one. But that is why Big Table is here.
All it takes is a simple referral from someone who sees the crisis.

We then foster real, intentional relationships to help work through some of the most difficult circumstances. We have care partners that can come alongside to provide counsel and expertise as well.

Our goal is simple. We want to turn the tables and serve hope to those in crisis. Want to learn more and help? Visit bigtable.org.

We care for the hardworking folks in the restaurant and hospitality industry because we believe it is time to turn the tables. They deserve abundant hospitality, too – especially in their toughest times of crisis. And this is exactly what Big Table does – responding first to whatever need is most critical. That could be an emergency root canal or rent to avoid eviction, connections to combat depression or resources to address crippling debt. We jump in to help, but that isn’t all we do, we stay engaged. We're all about building lasting relationships from the second we get the care referral. We're there in their toughest hours, taking it one step at a time. Together. Your gift ensures we can turn the tables and continue serving those who serve us. Learn more and make a difference at bigtable.org.

GIVING DAY 2024 is in the books. Thrilled to share that YOU ALL helped us catch our match! We are just giddy that so many Big Table Champions - including some amazing new friends - jumped in to make it happen.

As of right now with the match, we have raised close to $7000 in online and mail in gifts. Wow. Just WOW.

So much hope ahead for industry workers facing some of their hardest challenges because of your generosity. Real hope. Real transformation. Really incredible.

If you wanted to give, the form is still live: https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!

Giving Day 2024 is still rolling! And we are getting closer to our $2500 match! Won’t you help us secure it?

Visit: https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table

Thanks so much!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! We are so close to our match. Won't you help us with raising $2500 today? Your gift is then immediately doubled! How cool is that?

Your gift can help in so many ways:

-Transportation to and from work - keeping income steady

-Cell phone bills paid - keeping them connected with their employer and loved ones

-Food stability - fresh, wholesome foods in their fridge and pantry

-Keeping lights on and utilities going strong

-Housing stability keeping a roof over a family's head

-And an emotional safety net through whatever crisis the restaurant or hotel worker is facing - what we have found to be KEY to transformational care

GIVE TODAY! https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table

Thank you for your support! We love our Big Table Champions so very much. We can't do this without you.

We are about half way to our goal for Giving Day 2024! We’d love to blow past it with your help. Won’t you join the challenge and help us catch the full $2500 match?

Visit https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table today to make a gift of hope. Thank you!

St. Augustine Giving Day

Today is the day we chose as the only Giving Day for Big Table this year... out of so many possible giving days. Make a gift with this link and double that amount instantly - for the first $2500 in gifts.

https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table

If you want to do a peer-to-peer campaign of Giving Day 2024, we'd be honored. All you have to do is click the above link and then the FUNDRAISE button. Let's care across the country together! THANK YOU!

St. Augustine Giving Day

Transformational care is happening in cities across the country because of giving partners like you. Won't you consider a gift for St. Augustine Giving Day and help us make our $2500 match? First $2500 donated at https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table today and tomorrow will be matched by some pretty incredible Big Table champions! Let's do this!

The highest concentration of need in the nation is hidden behind the smiles of those working in restaurants and hotels. We have a unique opportunity to come together May 1st and 2nd to serve hope to industry workers in crisis in across all our cities – and help with expansion into new cities – as a part of Giving Day 2024. From Spokane to San Diego to Nashville, we are joining together to serve hope with your help. And for Giving Day 2024, you have the exciting opportunity to DOUBLE your impact. The first $2500 in gifts will be matched by some pretty incredible Big Table giving partners. If you'd like to do a peer-to-peer campaign as a part of Giving Day 2024, we'd be honored. Visit https://www.givingday2024.com/organizations/big-table (link in bio) and click FUNDRAISE. We'd also love to help get you started! Let's care across the country together.

What he really needs to do is talk to a doctor about some painful symptoms he’s pushed through for years because he couldn’t afford care. It’s time to turn the tables.

A health crisis can hit when you least expect it. Our industry friends often don’t have insurance or financial resources to get critical medical attention.

With a Big Table referral, we find physicians, specialists, and other care partners to help stand in the gap and provide the necessary care. We walk closely beside them with encouragement and support no matter the diagnosis. We’ll do our best to help take the edge off medical bills in the midst of lost hours and wages as they recover, too. Now that is really turning the tables and serving those who serve us.

Want to learn how you can help turn the tables and serve hope? Visit bigtable.org to learn more and give a gift today.

Are you following your city’s page? We have pages now for Spokane, San Diego, Nashville and Colorado Springs care teams!

Give them a follow to stay up to date on care, events, fundraisers, and care campaigns. ❤️

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Big Table San Diego
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You can’t tell, but she has been putting off getting a root canal because she doesn’t have dental insurance. It’s time to turn the tables.

A painful root canal can be both physically and financially excruciating to our industry friends who are already sinking from overdue rent, piling bills and reduced hours at work.

That is where Big Table care comes in. Helping to bring hope during what feels like a hopeless situation.

We partner with local dentists to help provide necessary treatments like extractions, implants, root canals and even gorgeous sets of dentures - whatever is needed to ease the pain of their situation.

A shout out to all our incredible dental care partners as well as generous giving partners who help make smiles brighter for our industry friends. Smiles that are a critical part of their uniform every day.

We serve hope. You can, too. Visit bigtable.org to learn more or give a gift at year-end.