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Set the table with us

Over the years, we’ve witnessed again and again how something as simple as a meal—offered with love, dignity, and care—can bring hope in life’s darkest moments. We’ve seen neighbors who lost everything gather around a table, children in underserved neighborhoods light up at the sight of a hot meal, and weary parents breathe a sigh of relief when a grocery box is placed in their hands. These moments truly matter.

This catalog is more than a list of items—it is an invitation to join us at the table of hope. Each gift represents a tangible way to meet urgent needs while also extending comfort, encouragement, and dignity. Whether it’s providing a hot meal after a disaster, ensuring children have nourishing food during school breaks, or equipping kitchens to serve entire communities, your gift has the power to change lives.

As you look through these pages, we invite you to prayerfully consider where you might set the table this year. Together, we can bring joy to people around the globe, encouragement to children here at home, and comfort to families in crisis.

Thank you for making it possible to feed body and soul through Mercy Chefs.

Children enjoy a hot meal in Virginia.

Your generosity makes a difference for families right here at home. Your support sustains community kitchens, equips mobile units, and delivers hot meals and groceries to neighbors facing disaster, hardship, or hunger. Each gift you give offers more than food—it provides dignity, comfort, and a reminder that struggling families are not forgotten. Together, we can carry the weight of those who are hurting in our own communities and bring hope to tables across the country.

A young girl enjoys a Mercy Chefs meal with her mother in North Carolina.

Holiday Hot Meals

For just $24, you can place a full holiday meal on the table for a family of four, complete with all the fixings. More than food, your gift brings laughter, comfort, and togetherness, reminding families in need that they are seen, valued, and not forgotten this holiday season.
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An elderly man enjoys a Mercy Chefs meal in Kerr County, TX.

Holiday Meals for the Elderly

Too many seniors face the holidays alone, with rising costs making meals uncertain. Often forgotten in our own neighborhoods, they deserve care and dignity. Your gift provides a hot, delicious meal that brings hope and joy, brightening the season for seniors who might otherwise go without.
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$30 feeds five seniors

DID YOU KNOW?

Every holiday season, Mercy Chefs returns to disaster-hit communities, ensuring children and parents who’ve lost their homes can still share a Thanksgiving or Christmas meal filled with hope.
















$240 provides 50 meals for four families

Holiday Family Grocery Boxes

Every family deserves the comfort of a home-cooked meal. Yet, behind closed doors, many struggle to afford the groceries needed. Your gift of a grocery box—complete with ingredients, spices, and recipes—helps families prepare nourishing meals with dignity and love, bringing them back together around the table to share hope and connection.
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Tornado victims receive Mercy Chefs hot meals in Mississippi.

Hot Meals in Disaster Zones

For $35, you can provide 10 hot, chef-prepared meals to families who have lost everything. In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, your gift does more than feed. It delivers warmth, care, and hope to hurting families, weary volunteers, and emergency crews serving on the front lines.
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$35 for 10 meals
$75 for one bundle
A Mercy Chefs volunteer distributes meals and groceries to hurricane victims in North Carolina.

Disaster Relief Bundle

After a disaster, meals become uncertain as families focus on survival and rebuilding. Your gift provides hope and stability through hot meals, bottled water, and a grocery box filled with essentials. This support helps families begin their recovery and reminds them that they are cared for, even on their worst day.
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$120 provides 30 hot meals in WNC and TX

Long-Term Relief After Disaster

When floods devastated Kerrville, TX, lives were changed in an instant. Today, the hurt and hunger remain. Just as we learned after Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, NC, recovery requires long-term care. Through our Beacon of Hope Kitchens in Texas and North Carolina, your gift ensures that survivors will continue to receive meals, comfort, and hope throughout the long-term recovery process.
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$25 for a backpack and a toy
A young boy receives a Mercy Chefs backpack and meal in Virginia.

Holiday Backpacks for Kids

When school doors close for Christmas break, many children lose their only reliable meal of the day. Your gift fills brand new backpacks with nourishment and joy, offering comfort to little bodies and hope to young hearts. This holiday season, be the hands that bless a child in need.
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$300 supports 20 children
Children learn how to prepare meals at Mercy Chefs' Portsmouth Community Kitchen.

Youth Cooking & Nutrition Class

The kitchen is a place of curiosity, learning, and love. Through Mercy Chefs' youth cooking classes, children gain confidence, practical skills, and the joy of serving others. Guided by our professionally trained chefs, the next generation discovers their voice, flavor, and passion for bringing hope through food.
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$200 supports eight parents

Single-Parent Cooking Classes

Cooking for a family can feel overwhelming, especially for parents carrying the load alone. Our single-parent classes come alongside families to empower, teach, and encourage. With your gift, parents receive the tools and supplies they need to prepare nourishing meals and pass on the joy of caring for their loved ones with confidence.
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This holiday season, you can make a world of difference. Every gift to Mercy Chefs Global helps sustain our international kitchens, mobile teams, and partners, providing meals, groceries, and hope to families in crisis in some of the hardest-to-reach places.

$100 for a month of formula in Uganda

Milk Formula for Malnourished Infants

Around the globe, infants and children face severe malnutrition—many are orphans or living with disabilities. Mercy Chefs Global provides formula and vitamin-enriched milk, helping to reduce infant mortality and giving little ones the chance to grow strong and healthy. Your generosity is truly life-saving, breaking generational cycles of hunger.
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$35 sends an audio Bible to a family
In Uganda, a mother prays with her child.

Audio Bibles

In regions where many cannot read or write, a solar-powered audio Bible brings the life-giving words of Jesus in hundreds of languages. Your gift places God’s Word directly into the hands of families and believers, offering hope, comfort, and courage in the midst of hardship, persecution, or loss.
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$35 feeds 10 hurricane victims
A father and daughter receive a Mercy Chefs meal in Jamaica

Feed Hurricane Survivors in Jamaica

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, families across Jamaica are working to rebuild their lives. With a gift of just $35, you can provide 10 hot, chef-prepared meals that offer comfort today and strength tomorrow. Your support helps Mercy Chefs deliver nourishment and long-term support in the hardest-hit communities.
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$100 sends five gift boxes

Christmas Boxes in War Zones

Many children in Ukraine and Myanmar are without a family or home, with little left that feels familiar amid ongoing conflict. Your gift provides a Christmas box filled with toys and treats, reminding them they are not forgotten. Together with our global partners, we share joy, hope, and love in places few others can reach.
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$50 feeds 50 people
Children in Honduras receive Mercy Chefs holiday meals.

Holiday Hot Meals in Central America

In this season of giving, you can help us reflect the love of Jesus by bringing joy to families and children in Central America who may have never experienced a real Christmas celebration. From festive parties with a meal in remote regions to bedside hot meal deliveries for the elderly, your gift shares hope, dignity, and the true meaning of the season.
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$150 feeds four families for a month and overhead costs
A Mercy Chefs team member distributes groceries in Nicaragua.

Global Grocery Distribution

Countless families face hunger globally—mothers with nothing to feed their children, students unsure of their next meal, and entire families displaced by disaster. Your gift helps us deliver groceries where they’re needed most, offering life-saving relief, restoring dignity, and reflecting the love of Christ to those who are suffering.
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100% Tax-Deductible

Give with Confidence

At Mercy Chefs, every dollar you give helps feed body and soul. Thanks to the generosity of friends like you, we keep overhead costs low, ensuring your gift goes directly to the cause that matters most to you. Whether your donation supports disaster relief, food insecurity, or other vital initiatives, we are committed to delivering excellence, compassion, and sustainability in everything we do.

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