This week's guest is Maggie Kane, founder and executive director of https://tableraleigh.org/ (A Place At The Table Cafe) in Raleigh. Maggie shares inspiring stories of community and friendship, and describes her unique model for focusing on dignity while tackling food insecurity. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Episode starts 2:55 Rob's check in 4:27 Jes's check in 6:49 Maggie joins the call 8:30 Jes reads Maggie's bio 9:51 What led you to this work? 20:12 What were the early years like? 25:19 How did COVID impact your leadership? 30:21 Interlude 31:57 Does the issue of dependency still show up in your model? 36:55 What are some fusion friendships in your life? 43:03 How can listeners show up? 47:15 Debrief 47:57 Rob's takeaways 50:40 Jes's takeaways 57:09 Outro

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Our sponsors: https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (ReCity Network) https://www.coastal24.com/ (Coastal Credit Union)

Our hosts: Jes Averhart, cofounder of https://bwshomecoming.com/ (Black Wallstreet Homecoming) Rob Shields, executive director of the https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (Recity Network.)

Our Producer: Ben Azevedo, owner of https://www.bearcaveaudio.com/ (Bear Cave Audio)

Our Editor Chris Pappalardo