2019 Featured Charity

Extra Table

This year’s featured charity is Extra Table, located in Hattiesburg, MS. Extra Table is committed to combating hunger by providing local food pantries and soup kitchens with nutritious, fresh food in 26 counties across the state. In Mississippi, where one in five people suffer from hunger and one in four of those in need being children, Extra Table pursues a critical mission of tackling hunger and providing communities with hope.

2019 DC Charity

Homeless Children's Playtime Project

In addition to supporting 13 Southern charities that focus on meeting the basic needs of our communities, Taste of the South will also support a D.C.-based charity as a way to give back to our adopted hometown. This year’s selection is Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, a volunteer organization whose mission is to cultivate resilience in children experiencing family homelessness by providing transformative play experiences. Playtime Project brings a safe play space to homeless shelters around the city, creating ongoing play opportunities that nurture healthy development and connect families with support services.

INSPIRING GENEROSITY

Home Grown Charities

“The gift from Taste of the South enabled West End School to add an entire new grade to the Elementary Day School Program. Needless to say, the enormity of [the gift] has literally helped change the lives of many boys...”
DEBORAH BLAIR, The West End School, Taste of the South 2014 Featured Charity
“[The donation from] the Taste of the South Gala has been a true catalyst for change and increased service to children battling cancer and their families across South Carolina."
CINDY HAY JOHNSON, Camp Happy Days, Taste of the South 2015 Featured Charity
“In the Koinonia Foundation’s 15 years of the existence, this is the single largest and most significant gift we have received. […] We are now in a stronger position to continue with our board directed service expansion, developing much needed new programs for special needs adults.”
JOE ORTIZ, Koinonia Foundation, Taste of the South 2016 Featured Charity
“[Receiving the TOTS donation] has given our organization an infusion of confidence and solid commitment to be able to deliver our program to the next generation of technology leaders our country is in such dire need of.”
CONNIE HAYNES, Georgia FIRST Robotics, Taste of the South 2018 Featured Charity
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