The Chattanooga Community Kitchen will soon kick off its main annual fund raiser, Fast Day. The premise is that donors are to skip a meal and to donate the cost of that meal to the Community Kitchen. Fast Day used to be help around Thanksgiving Day celebrations, but now it is not limited to a single event.
Organizations are free to hold their Fast Day at any time, and in any way that best suits their purposes.
The Community Kitchen began in 1982 as a joint mission of seven downtown churches: Christ Episcopal, First Baptist, First Centenary United Methodist, First Christian, St Paul Episcopal, St Peter and Paul Catholic, and Second Presbyterian.
The mission was to provide a free meal program to help the homeless population which was and is still a growing concern locally.
The Kitchen has now grown into a full service agency with dozens of church and other faith congregations, businesses, foundations, private citizens, and community organizations providing volunteers and financial support.
Its services have been expanded from the "soup kitchen" days, although providing meals remains central to its mission. The Kitchen has become a model for non profits nationwide.
Chattanooga Community Kitchen now serves 3 meals each day, every day, plus a snack.
Healthcare for the homeless is one of the Kitchen's most important services.
The Family Housing & Learning Center provided 10 transitional housing units. It has been opened since 1999.
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The Chattanooga Community Kitchen is a highly respected non profit organization. It is very well thought of by all in the Chattanooga area.
In addition to the above services the Kitchen has a day care center, a thrift shop, job skills and life skills training, and a clothing program. It has a Recycle Works program that helps provide employment for the homeless as well as strengthen our environment.
The Community Kitchen has been under the able administration of Charlie Hughes, the Executive Director, for the last 8 years.
For information about the Community Kitchen or Fast Day, you may email them at cckpr@chattanooga.net. Feel free also to contact me at at my email below.
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Richard, that is a great post to bring to the attention of your community. We should do our best to be active in each of our communities
Thanks
Bo
Sounds like a great orginization. Very good of you to highlight their activities.
Bo and Fred,
Thanks so much for commenting. I love the mission and the accomplishments of the Community Kitchen. It is one of the things that makes Chattanooga great. There are so many stories of lives restored. It is a true success.
Richard