While the campus as a whole, including the dining hall, is closed to visitors, a hot to-go meal is available nightly at 6:30pm. Anyone is welcome to come to the doors of the dining hall at that time and take a meal to go, no questions asked.
Residents of Pathways are served 3 meals/day, plus snacks. Breakfast foods and coffee are available each morning. Residents who will be off-campus at lunchtime (because of work, school, or appointments) can request a bagged lunch. Residents who are on-campus at lunchtime have access to a hot meal served at noon. Dinner is served nightly at 6pm.
We operate on a monthly schedule at donation-based locations, most often local churches. This ensures that meals are always free for those in need while welcoming donations from anyone who can give.
The kitchen at Haywood Pathways Center feeds and sustains both residents and community members in need of food. Thanks to partners like MANNA, Publix, and others, as well as the volunteer hours of cook team volunteers and the excellent leadership of our Food Services Director, Chef Shawn, the Pathways kitchen is able to serve over 75,000 meals annually with a food budget of less than $3,500!