New Rachel’s Table Teen Leaders Pictured from left to right: Mia Conca, Franza Mazimpaka, Emmalene Pirnie, and Teen Board Coordinator Sarah Bate Each year, several young people from diverse backgrounds, religions and ethnicities from greater Springfield come together for an…
Dignity in action Pictured from left to right: Kristen McClintock, Executive Director of The Gray House, and Jodi Falk, Director of Rachel’s Table In late July, a group made up of Rachel’s Table and The Gray House representatives, as well…
Christina’s House grows food https://youtu.be/gF8p-ycvTRY Former Executive Director of Christina’s House, Shannon Mumblo, speaks in this video about the impact of RT on Christina’s House. A few years ago, Rachel’s Table was approached by Christina’s House, a home and program…
What’s in a name? Volunteer Steve Lepow distributes healthy snacks to The Gray House Executive Director Kristen McClintock. When I first interviewed for the position of Director of Rachel’s Table, (RT), the nearly 30-year-old program of the Jewish Federation of…
Outrunning Hunger 2022 In May, Rachel’s Table held its 6th biennial Outrun Hunger 5K race/walk and 1-mile fun walk at Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow. For the first time ever, this event was hybrid, meaning it also took place virtually!…
Filling the Gap for Refugees Pictured from left to right: Tatyana Abashina from JFS, Davyd Gorbatyi, Illia Horbatyi, Jodi Falk from Rachel’s Table, Yana Gorbata, Evelina Gorbata, Yegor Gorbatyi, and Arina Horbata. This Spring, Rachel’s Table, a program of the…
Teen Board Moves Milk On June 14, the Rachel’s Table Teen Board delivered hundreds of cases of shelf-stable milk to several agencies in the Pioneer Valley that support young children. The milk donation was made possible with funds from the…
Volunteer Gardener Makes Impact It’s no secret that Rachel’s Table owes much of its success to its passionate group of volunteers. Mallory Probert Caplan is one of them. One year ago, Mallory joined the first roster of volunteers for our…
Outrun Hunger – Let's Race to fill the bowls! Dear Friends, Ready, set go! Our upcoming 5k road race and 1-mile fun walk, Outrun Hunger, is in motion. This biennial event, co-sponsored by our Teen Board, helps us raise funds…
Growing Gardens Receives $75K From Arbella Insurance Foundation Arbella Insurance Foundation recently made a commitment of $75,000 over the next 3 years to help Rachel’s Table at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts expand Growing Gardens, which will support any…