Prior to the creation of Hearth and Table, the main food pantry available for students was located in a one car garage on 19th Avenue. Claire believed that she could do more to provide food for the student body. With the help of Food for Lane County and Central Lutheran Church, Claire and her husband were able to set up the program. Inspired by her husband's time as a chef in a community kitchen in Seattle, Claire decided that this new program would allow students to not only eat, but learn how to cook with limited resources (Lulu Devoulin/ Emerald)
Photos: Hearth and Table provides students with a free, hot meal every Thursday
February 22, 2024
“When you move away from home and can still come to a space where the table is set for you and there’s hot food on the table, it means a lot to students.” – Claire Josef-Maier Claire and her husband began Hearth and Table in 2018 in response to the high level of food insecurity seen on the University of Oregon campus (Lulu Devoulin/ Emerald)
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Lulu Devoulin, Photographer
Lucia is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon's Art and Technology program and primarily an arts & culture photographer for the Emerald.