Raleigh Restaurant Braces For Snap Cuts As It Supports Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness: 'More Essential Than Ever'

Raleigh Restaurant Braces For Snap Cuts As It Supports Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness: 'More Essential Than Ever'

Raleigh Restaurant Braces For Snap Cuts As It Supports Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness: 'More Essential Than Ever' Since they opened in January 2018, A Place At The Table has served 100,000 cups of coffee and 255,000 meals to people in need — thanks to the help of over 2,000 volunteers annually.  As the first pay-what-you-can cafe and food truck in Raleigh, North Carolina, A Place At The Table has become a pillar in the southeastern city.  It was a nonprofit that founder and executive director Maggie Kane created after joining grassroots efforts to reduce homelessness in her hometown.  “One in seven people are food insecure in Raleigh,” Kane said in a TED Talk. “That’s one in seven people in your row. Think about it that way. One in five children are hungry.”  “That is not okay,” she emphasized. “Knowing these numbers and getting to know so many incredible people experiencing poverty, I knew I needed to do something about it.” Kane said that their “pay-what-you-can” model brings…