MEAL SUPPORT

The Family Table Program

Hot, ready-to-eat meals designed to support working families, reduce daily stress, and restore time for what matters most.

The Family Table Program provides practical meal support for working families in Hendricks County through convenient pickup, dine-in, and delivery options.

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Designed for working families

Community-centered meal support

Serving Hendricks County, Indiana

A different kind of
meal support.

Most food assistance programs focus on groceries. The Family Table Program focuses on meal readiness — the gap between having ingredients and getting dinner on the table after a long day.

We call it time poverty : when working parents have just enough hours, energy, and bandwidth to make it through the day, but not enough to sit down to a hot meal as a family.

  • Working long hours with little time to cook

  • Juggling multiple jobs and caregiving

  • Stretched financially despite being employed

  • Exhausted by daily logistics and rising costs

"We understand that exhaustion, schedules, and rising costs can make even basic daily tasks overwhelming. A hot meal can restore time, reduce stress, and help families reconnect."

How meal support works.

01

Families Apply Online

A simple, dignified registration form: household details and your preferred meal option. No long wait, no paperwork pile.

02

Choose Meal Support Type

Pickup, dine-in, or delivery (when available). Built around your week — not the other way around.

03

Meal Slots Become Available

Families select available meal dates and times that fit their schedule, with reminders and flexible rescheduling.

04

Volunteers Fulfill Meal Support

A community of volunteers prepares, packages, delivers, or distributes meals — neighbors caring for neighbors.

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WORKING FAMILIES

Who the program serves.

The Family Table Program is built for the working families between full self-sufficiency and traditional aid — neighbors who give everything to their jobs and households and still come up short on time and energy at the end of the day.

  • Working Families

  • ALICE Households

  • Parents balancing multiple jobs

  • Families experiencing time poverty

  • Households with children

  • individuals needing short-term support

PROGRAM GOALS & IMPACT

Building relief today, stability tomorrow.

The Family Table Program is launching soon.

These are our launch goals and measurable community objectives for Year 1.

4,000+

Hot Meals Served

Year 1 goal: 2,000–4,000

250

Families supported

Year 1 goal: 100–250

60%

Repeat utilization

Target benchmark

85%

Family satisfaction

Target benchmark

INTENDED OUTCOMES

What Success Looks Like for the family table

Reduced household stress

Restored time for parents

Increased meal access

Sustainable volunteer network

Stronger family connection

Greater community stability

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Help serve families in your community.

Every meal delivered helps create relief, dignity, and support for a working family. Choose how you'd like to show up and what works best with your skill set.

Even a few hours a month makes a measurable difference for a working family.

  • Help cook and assemble nutritious hot meals in our community kitchen.

  • Carefully portion and package meals for safe pickup and delivery.

  • Deliver hot meals directly to families across Hendricks County.

  • Welcome families at pickup and dine-in locations with hospitality.

  • Connect us with local businesses, faith communities, and donors.

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