Table Time

Practical support for former Refugee and Immigrant communities

What is Table Time?

Table Time is our practical assistance program serving Spokane’s Immigrant and former Refugee communities. Our trained Community Health Workers work alongside people to find and navigate resources, reduce barriers to access, and learn to use resources with increasing independence. We aim to reduce isolation, offering our suppport in a context of friendly hospitality — most often, around a table with food! Feast’s restaurant customers might notice a couple of tables in the back where much more than a meal is happening.

We assist with several stabilizing factors as people are building their lives in the U.S.: career readiness, resumé building, English language development, finding affordable housing/healthcare/education options, and connecting with a variety of community resources. In many areas, we use strong referral and follow-up relationships with other local organizations.

This program supports roughly 250 community members per year... and growing! We foster a sense of belonging and empowerment, with trained staff ready to provide trauma-informed case work support (as well as plenty of free snacks around the table). Table Time creates a space for connection, encouragement, and growth, helping individuals and families take steps toward building the flourishing lives they want here in the U.S.

Table Time Hours

Tuesday 9am-5pm (by appointment)

Wednesdays 9am-5pm

Thursdays 9am-5pm (by appointment)

Friday 9am-5pm

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The Story

  • Getting Started

    Four days each week, our trained staff of Community Health Workers offer drop-in support for Immigrants and former Refugees in our community. We call it Table Time.

  • Taking the Next Steps

    We meet people where they’re at, and work together to take the next steps toward a more flourishing future. For community members who have come to the U.S. often having fled war, violence, and other difficult circumstances, there’s an open spot at the table to explore new goals.

  • Accessing Resources for Basic Needs

    We also provide Table Time visitors with the support they need to meet basic needs as they resettle in the U.S., providing connections to healthcare, food, clothing, housing, legal support, transportation, home goods, and more.

  • Table Time Builds Relationships

    Our Table Time program embodies hospitality as we engage in whole-person-centered complex care alongside our guests. We do much of this work while gathered around the table at our restaurant, in a welcoming and friendly environment.

Recently at Table Time

  • A South Sudanese family of 9 recieved help searching for a new home

  • A woman from Afghanistan received help applying for disability for her son

  • A woman from Afghanistan enrolled in the Barton English Language School for English language learning

  • A man from Syria received support with health-related paperwork and applying for his first U.S. job — he was hired!

  • An Afghan man applied for a job with support from Table Time; he was hired and started the next week

  • With navigation support, a woman from Eritera received a job, a housing voucher, and enrolled her kids in childcare

  • A woman from Iran began a medical career with a CHAS apprenticeship via a connection from Table Time

  • A family from South Asia received deep support getting out of homelessness, finding jobs, and moving toward stability