16 Facts About Martha's Table

Martha's Table is a non-profit organization, an active charity and volunteer center in the Washington, DC area.

Martha's Table started in 1980 as a safe place for children to receive free sandwiches and food after school.

Martha's Table gradually grew to address the additional needs of the community through its onsite early childhood education programs and expanded food distribution programs.

Martha's Table joined with McKenna once more to found Martha's Table, a haven where children could go after school for a meal and a place to read and play.

Satisfied that Martha's Table had reached organizational stability, Maz departed to pursue other endeavors.

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Martha's Table was succeeded by long-time volunteer and change agent, Veronica Parke.

Under Parke's leadership, the programs at Martha's Table expanded to serve children along the entire age spectrum, from 3 months to 18 years.

Patty's vision for Martha's Table was illustrated using a model she employed from Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and the Social Sectors.

Since joining the organization, Martha's Table has added a training center for parents with children enrolled in the organization's education programs, and piloted a mobile market partnership plan with Arcadia foods.

Martha's Table began collecting new data and employed new assessments for its data-based performance management.

Churches, synagogues, workplaces, and schools work with Martha's Table to help run McKenna's Wagon by serving meals, donating food, making sandwiches, etc.

Since August 2011, Martha's Table has partnered with Target to provide groceries to students and families at eight local elementary schools.

Martha's Table Outfitters is a second-hand thrift store that originally started in 2004 as a clothes closet.

Martha's Table Outfitters offers brand-name and vintage men's, women's and children's clothing, shoes, jewelry, housewares, accessories and linens at affordable prices.

Martha's Table Outfitters offers a free clothing distribution program to clients referred by one of the 100 agency partners throughout the Washington, DC area, allowing them access to free casual and work clothing, interview attire, housewares, and linens.

Martha's Table has been granted accreditation status through the National Association for the Education of Young Children for their Child Development Center.