Friday Community Table
A free, hot, dignified meal every Friday night — plus a block pantry of fresh groceries for anyone who needs to take some home.
48,000 meals / year
A neighbor-run nonprofit since 2009When the block
When the block
takes care of
its own.
We feed families, mentor kids, and gather the neighborhood under the 7 train in Jackson Heights, Queens. Your gift turns into hot meals, books, and belonging — right where you live.
91¢ of every dollar to programsRegistered 501(c)(3)
Photo — volunteers in green aprons serving warm plates to smiling neighbors at the Friday community table
0+meals served last year
320 volunteersfrom the neighborhood
Our why
A foundation is just people who show up.
Jackson Heights is one of the most diverse square miles on earth — 40-plus languages on one avenue. Inyeon Foundation exists so that no neighbor here goes hungry, unheard, or alone. We started with one folding table outside a church on 82nd Street. Today that table feeds hundreds a week — and it is still run by people who live next door.
15years on the block
40+languages welcomed
91¢per dollar to programs
Photo — a lively community event in Jackson Heights, folding tables and string lights down 82nd Street, families of every background mingling
Photo — kids in the after-school reading club, heads bent over picture books at a sunny round table
Photo — a volunteer and an elder neighbor laughing while unpacking a grocery bag on a stoop
Photo — the cook crew plating curry and rice behind the Friday table, steam rising
Photo — a newcomer family at the welcome desk, paperwork and warm handshakes
Photo — teen volunteers stacking canned goods at the block pantry shelves
What we do
Three ways we hold the neighborhood up
Every program is run by neighbors, for neighbors — small enough to know your name, steady enough to count on.
After-School Reading Club
Homework help, English practice, and a quiet place to read for kids whose families work late. Volunteer mentors, real relationships.
140 kids enrolled
Care for Elders & Newcomers
Grocery runs for homebound seniors and a warm welcome — ESL, paperwork, and friendship — for families brand-new to Queens.
600+ neighbors / year
Make a gift
Choose your impact
Pick an amount — watch exactly what it does for your neighbors, and how it moves us toward this season’s goal.
20meals
Your $50 gift 20 meals plus a week of after-school snacks.
Demo form — no donation is processed. Your donor data stays yours.
The receipts
A year on the block, in numbers
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Kids in the reading club
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Of each dollar to programs
I came to Queens with two suitcases and no English. The Foundation’s welcome desk helped me fill out forms, then fed my kids on Fridays. Now I volunteer at that same table.
Come by
See the full calendarUpcoming in the neighborhood
JUL12
Friday Community Table
6:00–8:30pm · 82nd St & Baxter Ave
JUL20
Summer Block Festival
Noon–6pm · Travers Park, Jackson Heights
AUG03
Back-to-School Backpack Drive
10am–2pm · Foundation House, 37th Ave
AUG17
Reading Club Open House
4:00–6:00pm · Foundation House library
Always answering
The Inyeon Donor & Volunteer Line
Donors ask questions at 11pm. Volunteers want to sign up on the train. Our AI line — built by Inyeon — answers instantly, in plain language, and hands real tasks straight to our team.
- Answers donation, tax-receipt & program questions 24/7
- Signs up volunteers and books them onto a shift
- Takes a pledge and emails the receipt — no donor left waiting
Inyeon Donor & Volunteer Line
Online · replies in seconds
Is my $50 donation tax-deductible? And can I help at the Friday table?
Yes — we’re a registered 501(c)(3), so your $50 is fully tax-deductible and I’ll email the receipt now. That gift covers about 20 meals. Want me to add you to this Friday’s serving shift, 6–8:30pm?
Yes please, count me in for Friday.
You’re on the list, and I’ve pledged your $50 gift. I’ll text a reminder Thursday with the door code. Thank you for showing up for the block. 🌱
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Lend a hand
Become a volunteer
A few hours a month changes a block. Tell us how you’d like to help and we’ll find the right shift.
Photo — the team and a crowd of teen volunteers on the steps of Foundation House, arms around shoulders, end-of-day grins
Map — Foundation House on 37th Avenue near 82nd Street, two blocks from the 7 train in Jackson Heights, Queens
- 82-10 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
- (718) 555-0142
- hello@inyeonfoundation.org
The block is only as strong as the neighbors who show up.
Be one of them. Give, volunteer, or just come to the table this Friday.