Rachel's Table

10/16/2026

🌎 Today is World Food Day!

Food is more than nourishment. It connects families, strengthens communities, and gives people the foundation they need to thrive.

At Rachel’s Table, we work every day to help ensure good food reaches people rather than going to waste. Through food rescue, gleaning, purchasing, and Growing Gardens, our volunteers and partners help provide nutritious food to more than 70 recipient agencies and networks throughout Western Massachusetts.

Today, we celebrate the farmers, food donors, volunteers, partner agencies, supporters, and community members who make this work possible.

Together, we can Reduce Waste. Relieve Hunger.

10/15/2026

Small Acts of Giving. BIG Community Impact!

A huge THANK YOU to the incredible organizations and individuals who recently hosted food drives to support Rachel’s Table and our neighbors facing food insecurity!

Together, these efforts collected 946 pounds of food to help nourish our community!

🥬 Congregation Bnai Torah – 27.5 lbs
🥬 Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. – 360 lbs
🥬 Optimal Smiles (Dr. Acquista) – 98.5 lbs (pictured)
🥬 Rachel’s Table Volunteer Appreciation – 210 lbs
🥬 Temple Beth El of Springfield – 250 lbs

Every pound makes a difference, and we're so grateful for everyone who donated, organized, and helped make these food drives a success!

Feeling inspired? Your business, school, organization, or community group can make a difference, too! Consider hosting a food drive to help us get nutritious food to those who need it most. https://feedwma.org/how-to-host-a-food-drive/

Together, we can fight hunger, one donation at a time!

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Ronald & Brenna Sadowsky for serving as a Foundational Bowl Sponsor for Outrun Hunger 2026!

Because of supporters like you, Rachel’s Table was able to host a record-breaking event that brought together runners, walkers, volunteers, businesses, and neighbors united in the fight against food insecurity across Western Massachusetts.

Your generosity helps nourish our community and supports the important work we do every day through our rescue, purchase, glean, and grow programs.

Thank you for helping us race to fill the bowls! 🏃‍♀️🥫

10/13/2026

We are THRILLED to be a part of this amazing team of Youth for Change - Formerly WMCD who volunteer their time to support causes that they believe in. We’re thrilled to be one of those causes! Excited!!!!

10/13/2026

We are so deeply honored to serve with you, Providence Ministries, as you serve many. Together, we can make the world a better place. Thank you 🙏🏼

💚 PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 💙

At Providence Ministries for the Needy, we are incredibly grateful for our partnership with Rachel's Table and their unwavering commitment to fighting hunger throughout Western Massachusetts!

Their generosity, compassion, and dedication to rescuing food and getting it into the hands of those who need it most have been a tremendous blessing to our mission and the individuals and families we serve.

Through partnerships like this, we are reminded that when organizations come together with a shared purpose, we can accomplish so much more!

To our friends at Rachel's Table, THANK YOU for believing in our mission, standing alongside us, and helping us bring nourishment, dignity, and hope to our community.

"Together, we are not just feeding people — we are nourishing hope and rebuilding lives!" ❤️

10/13/2026

Thrilled to support Friends of the Homeless with food and a bonus, indirectly as they educate and serve!!

🍎 Food insecurity was on the syllabus this month.

First-year UMass Chan Medical School PURCH students Isabelle and Min recently visited our shelter, where Kitchen Manager Jermaine showed them how he creates menus largely around donated foods from the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and Rachel's Table.

Last year alone, Jermaine and his team served more than 𝟮𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 meals.

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𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣? Our shelter contract does not include breakfast or lunch. We provide those additional meals entirely through donation and fundraising. If you'd like to to serve meals, send an email to [email protected]. If you'd like to make a financial contribution, visit https://www.csoinc.org/give

10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the histories, cultures, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous peoples and communities.

At Rachel’s Table, our work is rooted in the belief that food connects us—to one another, to our communities, and to the land that nourishes us.

Today is an opportunity to listen, learn, reflect, and recognize the Indigenous communities who have cared for this land for generations.

10/06/2026

A sincere thank you to the Korn Family Fund for being a Foundational Bowl Sponsor of Outrun Hunger 2026!

Thanks to supporters like you, this year’s race was our biggest yet, bringing together a record number of runners, walkers, sponsors, and volunteers to support hunger relief efforts across Western Massachusetts.

Your generosity helps fuel Rachel’s Table’s mission to rescue, purchase, glean, and grow healthy food for our neighbors in need.

Thank you for helping us build a stronger, healthier community together. 🏃‍♂️💚

10/06/2026

Thank you to Manna Community Kitchen and partners like Grow Food Northampton, the farmer's markets, and local farms to ensure healthy produce goes to people!

Join a glean - www.feedwma.org