[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING FAMILY TABLE COLLABORATIVE

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Family Table Collaborative in South 
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, is improving access to nutritious food on Cape 
Cod.
  Under the leadership of Jeni Wheeler, Family Table Collaborative has 
distributed more than 200,000 fresh, nutritious meals since 2020.
  A few weeks ago, I visited with Jeni and her incredible team at their 
kitchen, where they prepare meals from scratch each week using 
recovered surplus food that is perfectly good to eat but would 
otherwise have gone to waste. These nourishing meals go directly to 
people in need and are customized to meet specific dietary needs.
  Family Table Collaborative stepped up last winter to ensure that 
families had hot, nutritious meals during a particularly grueling 
blizzard.
  Mr. Speaker, you can't be healthy if you are hungry, and Family Table 
Collaborative is tackling the interconnected problems of food 
insecurity and poor nutrition.
  Jeni and her team at the Family Table Collaborative are making Cape 
Cod more food secure. Their model should be supported and replicated to 
improve access to nutritious food and end hunger now.

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