Open Table is a growing collaboration of people from faith communities, state and local government, business, education and non-profits who are united in a shared purpose of restoring families in poverty to wholeness and full participation in our communities. A table is a group of people that act as a team of life specialists, encouragers and advocates for an impoverished family. The Table establishes goals and develops the overall plan. Each chair at the Table operates as a functional department in the process.