“Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.” Guy Fieri
One World Everybody Eats, and its network of independent nonprofit cafes, will participate in the third annual National Everybody Eats Week from August 22nd – August 28th, 2021. National Everybody Eats Week is a nationally coordinated campaign to help individuals understand the power they have to build community, ensure a table for everybody, and end hunger.
“We want to encourage our nation to come together,“ says Julie Williams, President of One World Everybody Eats. “Community Cafes have been building equitable communities for nearly 15 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our member cafes continued to meet the needs of the communities they serve.”
One World Everybody Eats is a community of Community Cafés working to increase food security for all by providing a local approach to the global issue of hunger. The organization provides education, networking, and best practice sharing for nonprofit cafés; in order to, empower everyone to embrace the power of food to build community and serve their neighbors with dignity.
“This is the yummiest and coolest place ever... Wish there were more like these around the country!!!” --Kimberly, guest at F.A.R.M. Café (Boone, NC)
“...I wish every community could have a restaurant like this.” –Tricia, guest at Open Door Café (Wytheville, VA)
“...We need A Place at the Table in every city and town...” –Tabitha, guest at A Place at the Table (Raleigh, NC)
One World Everybody Eats challenges everybody to E.A.T. during National Everybody Eats Week, August 22nd – 28th:
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Ensure Someone Eats
Dine at a community café or donate online to support the work they do.
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Advance the Cause
Get involved with your local Community Café and support the work they do.
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Take the Pledge
Join the movement to ensure everybody eats and commit to building strong communities.
The organization boasts nearly 50 cafés in its network. You can find your local café at www.oneworldeverybodyeats.org. If you cannot find a local café near you, consider serving your community by launching a nonprofit restaurant. One World Everybody Eats offers education and resources to help you get started. Find out more online at www.oneworldeverybodyeats.org.
About One World Everybody Eats
In 2003, One World Everybody Eats began as a simple offering in a small café in Salt Lake City, UT. Owner Denise Cerreta noticed her patrons were struggling to make ends meet, and in what she describes as her ‘field of dreams’ experience, she decided to begin letting them pay what they could for their meals. She realized that one in six Americans—50 million people—are food insecure, meaning families and individuals are accessing emergency food pantries, even scavenging or stealing, to meet their nutrition needs. To address this issue, OWEE supports a model of pay-what-you-can Community Cafés that helps communities alleviate hunger at the local level. Since its inception, cafés around the world have implemented the OWEE business model, including Panera Bread and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation for which Cerreta provided café opening guidance. Dozens of cafés are currently in development. Collectively, OWEE cafés have served almost 2 million meals, 30 percent of which are served to people of less means. Under OWEE’s business platform, each café is committed to serving appealing, nutritious, locally sourced meals with dignity to everyone, while ultimately changing communities and their perspective on hunger. For more information on OWEE visit www.oneworldeverybodyeats.org.
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