So All May Eat / SAME Café

So All May Eat (SAME) addresses food insecurity through an innovative participation-based model that includes SAME Cafés and Cook to Work job training. 

Guests at SAME Café Denver and SAME Café Toledo bring their resources to the table -- time, money, or produce -- in exchange for meals. This model empowers individuals, eliminates the power imbalance inherent in traditional charity models, and creates a mutual-aid framework that benefits everyone involved. 

The Cook to Work program equips participants with essential job-readiness skills, promoting economic stability and opening doors to paid employment or further culinary training.

SAME is working with local communities who would like to bring SAME Café to their own town! Find out more through SAME Café 101

Whole People (any amount)            

• Join in supporting the community’s mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.

Belonging ($25)                                

• Welcome everyone to SAME Café with dignity and recognize their inherent value

Phenomenal Food ($50)                   

• Cultivate locally-grown, beautiful produce at the center of each meal

Participation ($100)      

• Bring your resources of time, money, or produce to the table

Leadership Through Service ($250)

• Engage in food justice through integrated social enterprise

Community Level  ($500)

• Build a stronger community through SAME Café

Opportunity Level ($1,000)    

• Actualize opportunities for job training with the Cook to Work program

Access Level ($2,500)

• Open doors for healthy food and community

Dignity Level ($5,000)

• Foster a culture defined by dignity and choice

Mission Level ($10,000)

• Create a better world when we join together! 

Financials for SAME Café