Our organization
Our mission
Contribute to improving the quality of life of families and children in need with warm meals, promoting social integration and autonomy within a family-like environment.
Our vision
La Grande Table believes in the importance of integrating community members, because it enhances its human capital. Among other things, by welcoming participants with employment integration projects, La Grande Table supports autonomy and encourages long-lasting outcomes.
We want each and everyone to feel at home at La Grande Table. We respect everyone’s dignity without judgment and discrimination. We know everyone needs support at different levels.
We force ourselves to meet the highest standards possible. We require the best foods, the best financial management, and the best cooking techniques to make sure we can help as many people as possible.
We believe a healthy diet is an important component of global health.
Official opening of La Grande Table
Creation of Value Lunches for Sherbrooke schools
Creation of the Lil Lunch Boxes program
La Grande Table joins together with La Cantine pour tous!
Creation of the Chef’s Bests
In the early ‘90s, the job market was shaped by the departure of several businesses, such as factories. Poverty affected many Sherbrooke families. Community organizations were created to meet the population’s needs.
CARITAS was one of the firsts and pioneered La Grande Table. Wanting a safe and specific place to meet families’ needs, the idea of a family restaurant was introduced.
La Grande Table opened on January 21, 1991, at 73 12th Avenue North in Sherbrooke, in a house owned by the Daughters of Charity. On August 7 of that same year, the organization was incorporated. It relocated soon after the opening at the Centre de Loisirs Sherbrooke. In the fall 1992, La Grande Table relocated again at the Maison Maurice-Delorme, 1255 Daniel street, in Sherbrooke.
Since then, many services were added to meet the various needs of the community.
Today, poverty still affects many Sherbrooke families. Among other community organizations, La Grande Table is a front-line player with food assistance in the area.
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75Volunteers
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256 207Meals served
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924Participating families
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350Schoolchildren sponsored by the Lil Lunch Boxes program
Our board of directors
- Maxime Busseau, President
- Geneviève Marceau, Vice-President
- Leslie Tran, Secretary
- Frédéric Durand, Treasurer
Administrators
- Dany Leclerc
- Danielle Lavallée
- Marie-Christine Bernier
- Philippe Gadbois
- Jacob Auger
- Guillaume Daigneault
- Luc Michaud
- Cherell Duncan
