TSThe Shareddish
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About The Shareddish
The SharedDish helps Dallas-area families and senior adults facing food insecurity prepare complete crockpot meals at home, providing crockpots and fresh ingredients rather than only ready-to-eat food. Groups, schools, churches, and companies can assemble meals, while The SharedDish collects, stores, and delivers them throughout the week. With over 700 crockpots gifted, more than 5,000 meals served, and up to 200 meals delivered each week, your support helps turn hands-on community service into practical food assistance.
The SharedDish gives families and senior adults more than a prepared meal. It provides crockpots and fresh ingredients for complete meals, then invites community and corporate groups to assemble those kits and help deliver them to local households.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Crockpot and fresh ingredient distribution
Provides crockpots and fresh ingredients for complete crockpot meals to local families and senior adults experiencing food insecurity.
Crockpot meal assembly
Provides venues, food, supplies, and guidance for community groups, schools, churches, clubs, and corporate teams to assemble complete crockpot meals.
Meal delivery
Collects, stores, and delivers assembled meals to families and senior adults in the Dallas area throughout the week.
Community and corporate packing events
Organizes community, friends and family, club, corporate, and workplace team-building events that include meal kit assembly and optional bagging, chopping, seasoning, recipe book, and scripture card stations.
Food drives and meal kit campaigns
Coordinates food drives and meal kit campaigns, including complete crockpot meal kits for senior adults in the Dallas area.
About this work
Mission
The SharedDish provides crockpots, fresh ingredients, and complete crockpot meals to families and senior adults experiencing food insecurity in the Dallas area. It also brings groups and organizations together to assemble and deliver meals.
Who they serve
Families and senior adults experiencing food insecurity in the Dallas and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, including families experiencing homelessness in North Dallas.
Their impact
- The SharedDish has gifted over 700 crockpots.
- The SharedDish has served over 5,000 crockpot meals to families and seniors facing food insecurity in the Dallas area.
- The SharedDish delivers up to 200 meals each week.
- A Trinity Division of US Anesthesia Partners event packed 300 meals for families in need in the Dallas area.
- KPMG and Hope Cottage partnered with The SharedDish to pack 100 fresh Beef Minestrone crockpot meals for local families facing food insecurity.
How your donation helps
- Purchasing crockpots for families and senior adults experiencing food insecurity.
- Purchasing food, including nonperishables, produce, meat, and other ingredients for complete crockpot meals.
- Providing groceries and supplies for meal-packing events.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
During a tough time, we received meals from The SharedDish. They not only filled our bellies but also reminded us that our community cares. I’ll always be thankful. — A Community Recipient
I never realized how much joy could come from assembling meals with friends and neighbors. The SharedDish brings people together in the best way. — A Volunteer Participant
The SharedDish proves that a simple meal can change lives. I’ve seen firsthand the smiles it brings to families who need it most. — A Community Member
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles The Shareddish has shared.
Current needs
- Community groups to organize crockpot meal-packing events.
- Volunteers to help deliver meals.
- Donated food and cash contributions to cover grocery costs.
- Churches interested in becoming local hubs that supply meals to different communities.
Volunteer opportunities
- Assemble meal kits at community, church, school, club, or corporate packing events.
- Collect groceries through food drives for meal-packing events.
- Help deliver meals in North Dallas on Tuesdays and South Dallas on Wednesdays.
- Organize a packing event for a community group, company, school, church, sports team, or social group.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What happens at a SharedDish packing event?
Groups assemble complete crockpot meal kits with ingredients and supplies provided by The SharedDish or collected through a food drive. Events may also include optional stations for bagging, chopping, preparing seasoning packets, assembling recipe books, and creating scripture cards.
What types of groups can organize a packing event?
Community groups, families and friends, schools, churches, youth groups, women’s groups, book clubs, sports teams, clubs, and corporate or workplace teams can organize an event.
Where can groups hold a meal-packing event?
Groups can gather in homes, offices, event centers, churches, or other venues.
How are the assembled meals distributed?
The SharedDish collects and stores the assembled meals, then delivers them to various populations in the Dallas area throughout the week.
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