At our community food centers, there is always enough good food and community to go around. It’s a place where everyone has a purpose and is treated with love. That’s the secret to the transformations that happen here. It’s about providing food for the body and life for the soul.

Food and friendship can solve a lot of problems. In reality, there is enough of each to go around, but not everyone has access to those fundamental needs. That’s why we exist. We create places where people from all backgrounds can come together to find nourishment for their bodies and souls.

Good food is only the starting point for satisfying a human ache that goes well beyond physical hunger. On any given day at any NourishMKE location, you’ll find a beautiful and diverse collection of people who are doing their best to love each other well. That love shows up in shared food, encouraging words, and growing friendships that make life better in practical and intangible ways.

Over the years, one thing has become very clear. We all want to feel like we matter, like we have intrinsic value and purpose. That’s the ache we try to satisfy at NourishMKE. And it’s bigger than us. It’s bigger than food. That’s why we’re so thankful to be planted here together at the center of food, love, and community.