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The Daily Table
By Ariel, Felicia, Kayla, and Julia
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Index
1. Our Volunteering2. What is Daily Table?3. Observations4. Takeaways, Recommendations
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Our Volunteering
❖ Kayla - 3 times❖ Julia - 1 time❖ Felicia - 2 times❖ Ariel - 2 times
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What is Daily Table?
➢ A not-for-profit grocery store created to serve low-income customers but open to all➢ First location opened 2015 in Dorchester, followed by Roxbury➢ Their mission: “help communities make great choices around food by making it easy for them to
choose tasty, healthy, convenient and truly affordable meals and groceries”, while honoring and preserving customers’ dignity
➢ Maintain low prices through collaboration with food growers, supplies, supermarkets○ Donations of excess food, or equitable purchase options
“About Us.” Daily Table, n.d. Quotes and this slide photos retrieved from https://dailytable.org/about-us/our-story/ April 13 20204
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Observations
❖ Welcoming atmosphere➢ Strong customer-worker relationship
❖ Understaffed on a Monday, overstaffed on a Friday❖ Inventory is limited, but generally sufficient
➢ Customers asking for items not sold there➢ Inventory can be variable depending on
donations/availability ❖ Some produce is not fresh❖ Feedback only when a customer takes initiative ❖ Storefront is sometimes left uncleaned
The Dorchester location, which is a little larger than the Roxbury location at which
we volunteered. There are also four registers as opposed to two.
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Ariel: Takeaways
❖ Customer experience feels similar to a typical small grocery store❖ Emphasis on dignified experience for all customers❖ Welcoming atmosphere❖ Without advertisement, some may not know of lower prices and programs like
cooking classes, Double Up Food bucks
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Ariel: Recommendations
Policy for encouraging socially-minded food ventures like the DT
● Implementing greater tax incentives for donors○ Incentivize food distributors to donate to community-focused food ventures, not just food
banks○ Emphasize healthy food
● Increased government funding○ Loans, grants, voucher programs○ Example: MA Food Trust Program (MFTP)
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Felicia: Takeaways
❖ Like normal grocery store → but food often close to expiration date ❖ Similar layout/vibe as Trader Joes, founder is the same❖ Staff overworked, not all tasks are finished → not enough volunteers
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Felicia: Recommendations
❖ Socializing and connecting with the community are the main reasons why people volunteer➢ Organize activities that facilitate volunteer interaction with other volunteers and
community members ➢ Create a welcoming environment for new volunteers
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Kayla: Takeaways
❖ Limited inventory, but good variety❖ Prices good for a city, vs $$$ if it were in a suburb❖ Less-fresh produce ❖ Seeing how overworked Cliff seemed
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Kayla: Recommendations
❖ System for streamlined, customer-decided changes➢ Community advisory group that meets regularly
■ Takes the onus off of customers❖ Partnerships with local farms❖ More volunteers
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Julia: Takeaways
❖ Comparing DT’s “mood” to my other experience at Boston Temple❖ Daily Table was not what I would have considered a food justice org before taking this course❖ A unique way to help alleviate the problem of “wasted food”
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Julia: Recommendations
❖ Capitalizing on sense of community with events (general)❖ Events related to SNAP outreach (SNAP 101, “cooking on SNAP” to relate to their
meal plans)❖ Could partner with other local orgs for other events❖ Offer links on website for outside cooking class videos/demos
➢ Bring back onsite cooking classes in future (volunteer help!)
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Thank you!