CJ Winslow has lofty dreams to expand Catering to Love’s impact outside of North Texas.
“In 10 years, we’re going to be in every NFL city in America,” the co-founder of the nonprofit said. “That’s our vision.”
Winslow has led the organization’s efforts with a team of dedicated volunteers from a residential kitchen for years. Despite that limitation, Catering to Love — which provides full-service, professional catering for nonprofits, churches and community organizations regionally — served food at 150 events last year, said board member and co-founder Anthony DeFelice. The nonprofit fed over 1,000 people through Thanksgiving meal deliveries alone, its spokesperson said.
Meeting that desired growth emphasized the need for a new space, Winslow said.
“We could cook for 200 people at the house by the skin of our teeth, but no longer do we have to worry about the skin of our teeth,” he added.
The nonprofit recently found that perfect space. Catering to Love is working with Cornerstone Assistance Network’s available kitchen space at the organization’s Riverside location at 3500 Noble Ave. The move allows Catering to Love to work out of a full-sized industrial kitchen as Cornerstone’s catering service was recently sunsetted, Cornerstone CEO Scott Charbonneau said.
The partnership allows the nonprofit network to shift focus to work “core” to Cornerstone’s mission while supporting and partnering with another nonprofit excelling in the catering industry, he added.
“Imagine if we all start to play in our areas of giftings. That allows us to do more,” Charbonneau said. “We have a lot that we take responsibility for, so to hand that off was not something that was going to rough us up at all.”
Cornerstone’s agreement with Catering to Love is the first time the former nonprofit has rented out any of its physical space, Charbonneau said. The nonprofit, started in 1992 as a network of churches and neighbors providing relief and recovery services to Tarrant County natives, is also in the process of renting out office and warehouse space available at their Riverside location.
Although Cornerstone is not exclusively looking for nonprofit partners to share spaces with, mirroring missions is a positive, Charbonneau noted.
“Since (the pandemic), we’ve all realized you can work remotely sometimes. You can have people that are throughout the community,” he added. “That just allows us to review how we do things. There might be a way for us to deploy people but also capitalize on some of the spaces we have.”
Cornerstone Assistance Network, a faith-based organization, is located on 3500 Noble Avenue. (Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report)
For Catering to Love, the partnership platforms the organization’s lofty ambitions with structure. The nonprofit is in the process of hiring a kitchen manager, Winslow said. By next year, the nonprofit wants to serve food at 750 events, and 1,500 events within the next three years.
“We have been able to do, out of the house, four or five events per day. We figured out how to logistically manage that,” Winslow said. “With these resources, much faster and safer cooking, we can do it.”
Having a professional behind the stove will also allow Catering to Love to leverage more volunteers in the community, DeFelice said.
The partnership is also a leading example in how nonprofits should work together to serve communities, Charbonneau said.
“They are positioned to be caterers who can share the love of Jesus, and we love that we’re able to turn to them today,” he added.
Ismael M. Belkoura is the nonprofit editor for the Fort Worth Report. His position is supported by a grant from North Texas Community Foundation. Contact him at ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org.
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