Serving Nashville

let's serve hope, nashville

Big Table launched in Nashville in the summer of 2021. Nashville boasts about 350 hotels and 4000 restaurants. The Hospitality and Food Service Industry is the second largest employment sector in Davidson County, only behind healthcare. The average cost of living for a Single Parent with One Child is $78,616 and yet the average Industry pay for a full-time employee is $33,750 (Source: MIT Wage Calculator).

Big Table comes alongside these hardworking people when they experience a temporary setback to offer support, encouragement, and hope. Caring for them strategically will impact the whole community.

We have so much work to do to care for Nashville industry workers.

Won't you join us?

NASHVILLE CARE AREA

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Every Step of the Way

Man, you don’t know how much this means. I’m about to cry. Thank you so much!

Joe’s mission to keep his family afloat while working two hotel restaurant jobs and 70+ hour weeks was taking a toll on his health. Forced to drop one job, he faced mounting financial strain and the threat of eviction, along with ongoing child support battles. Our mission: to make sure Joe received critical support, including groceries, money to help him catch up on rent and pay for car maintenance. Over time, our mission evolved as we offered guidance to plan for long-term stability and encouraged him every step of the way.

let’s do this. . . together

Join our grassroots Big Table Care Movement by simply bringing hope to those in need by intentionally caring for restaurant and hospitality workers in your everyday life. It could be as simple as giving out Unexpected 20s.

You’ll find lots of other big ideas on How to Care While Eating and Sleeping HERE.

Get involved

unexpected 20 envelopes

Want to get involved right now? Try sharing an Unexpected 20®! This is a great place for individuals and small groups to start partnering with Big Table. Big Table offers small envelopes that you fill with $20 bills and give out when in a restaurant or hotel as a gift - not a tip. Small envelope. Big Impact.

Learn more and join the mission to care for those most in need in your community. And be sure to add your U20 experience to our Hope Map to encourage others to do the same!

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