\u201cIn 10 years, we\u2019re going to be in every NFL city in America,\u201d the co-founder of the nonprofit said. \u201cThat\u2019s our vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winslow has led the organization\u2019s efforts with a team of dedicated volunteers from a residential kitchen for years. Despite that limitation, Catering to Love \u2014 which provides full-service, professional catering for nonprofits, churches and community organizations regionally \u2014 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meeting that desired growth emphasized the need for a new space, Winslow said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe 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,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The nonprofit recently found that perfect space. Catering to Love is working with Cornerstone Assistance Network\u2019s available kitchen space at the organization\u2019s Riverside location at 3500 Noble Ave. The move allows Catering to Love to work out of a full-sized industrial kitchen as Cornerstone\u2019s catering service was recently sunsetted, Cornerstone CEO Scott Charbonneau said.<\/p>\n
The partnership allows the nonprofit network to shift focus to work \u201ccore\u201d to Cornerstone\u2019s mission while supporting and partnering with another nonprofit excelling in the catering industry, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine if we all start to play in our areas of giftings. That allows us to do more,\u201d Charbonneau said. \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cornerstone\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Although Cornerstone is not exclusively looking for nonprofit partners to share spaces with, mirroring missions is a positive, Charbonneau noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince (the pandemic), we\u2019ve all realized you can work remotely sometimes. You can have people that are throughout the community,\u201d he added. \u201cThat 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cornerstone Assistance Network, a faith-based organization, is located on 3500 Noble Avenue. (Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n
For Catering to Love, the partnership platforms the organization\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been able to do, out of the house, four or five events per day. We figured out how to logistically manage that,\u201d Winslow said. \u201cWith these resources, much faster and safer cooking, we can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having a professional behind the stove will also allow Catering to Love to leverage more volunteers in the community, DeFelice said.<\/p>\n
The partnership is also a leading example in how nonprofits should work together to serve communities, Charbonneau said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are positioned to be caterers who can share the love of Jesus, and we love that we\u2019re able to turn to them today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>.<\/p>\n