Our Story
Many Truro, MA residents find accessing healthy food to be cost-prohibitive, and Truro’s high median income disqualifies 25-30% of local families from receiving federal assistance. Truro also has some of the highest rates of diet-related chronic disease on the entire Cape. Residents of our beloved town deserve to have their basic needs met, and TCK offers a dignified solution.
TCK launched in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with one very simple idea in mind: no one in our community should experience hunger or social isolation. What started as a grassroots effort of cooking and delivering meals to neighbors in need quickly turned into a lifeline for many. For 5 years, TCK has continued to operate with the unwavering support of the local community and the generosity of early partners. TCK began in the kitchen of Box Lunch after the Lurie-Sobel family decided….(pull quotes from other draft and insert here!)
With Box Lunch owners Julie and Frank Grande, Nick and Lucy Brown, and Tom Roda - the Lurie-Sobel idea was realized. The team all rolled up their sleeves, started cooking, and the flagship program of Tuesday meal deliveries began.
Hidden between the ocean and the bay is an unseen reality: 1 in 10 Cape Codders experience food insecurity, and 79% of Outer Cape residents report experiencing social isolation and loneliness that has worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Our Team
Wendy Lurie, Esq.
Co-Founder and President
Steve Higgins
Kitchen Manager
Leah Harrison-Lurie
Program Manager
Dr. Caitlyn Scales
Development Director
Our Board
Wendy Lurie, Esq.
Co-Founder and President and and Fundraising Committee
Eli Sobel
Co-Founder and Vice President and Volunteer Engagement
David Sobel
Co-Founder and Volunteer Engagement Committee
Brianna Smith, LICSW
Secretary and Community Outreach Committee
Mary Perkins
Treasurer and Events Committee
Pricilla Cornell
Events Committee
Ronnie Bloom, Esq.
Fundraising Committee
Sara Silacci
Fundraising Committee and Strategy
Tom Roda
Community Outreach Committee
History of TCK
March 23, 2020: MA govt orders all non-essential businesses to close
March 25, 2020: Eli and Wendy come up with the idea to deliver meals throughout Truro and start meeting with locals
March 31, 2020: The team starts fundraising and raises $10k in the first week
April 1, 2020: TCK gets its name and applies for 501(c)(3) status
April 5, 2020: TCK serves its first meal to about 150 people out of Box Lunch Truro
April 9, 2020: TCK first published in The Banner and The Independent
June 2, 2020: TCK moves to Christian Union Church
September 9, 2020: Wendy Lurie tells The Banner that our new goal is to stick around even after the pandemic ends
October 30, 2020: TCK receives its first grant, $5,000 from the Kelley Foundation and directs the money towards sending out a second meal per person
November 11, 2020: TCK begins its ongoing partnership with Sustainable CAPE, which donates local produce for TCK to cook and serve
November 24, 2020: TCK serves its first Thanksgiving meal, accompanied by many free meals donated by Far Land Provisions
December 3, 2020: TCK joins the Cape Cod Hunger Network
March 16, 2021: TCK begins its dietician internship program in partnership with Delicious Living Nutrition
November 23, 2021: TCK serves its 10,000th meal
May 17, 2022: TCK gets an infrastructure grant from the state of MA for nearly $50,000 to renovate the kitchen at CUC
October 27, 2022: With the help of several grants, TCK shifts its goal to operate indefinitely. TCK tells a longtime funder: “What started as a short-term Covid relief plan has grown into a permanent, year-round resource, a transformation that could not have happened without the tremendous outpouring of local support that we received over the past 2.5 years.”
November 21, 2022: TCK holds its first annual Thanksgiving Auction Fundraiser
February 28, 2023: TCK receives a $5,000 grant from the Massachusetts Service Alliance’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund to “Re-Engage, Re-Energize, Recognize Volunteers!”
July 19, 2023: TCK is featured on Lower Cape TV
November 19, 2023: TCK holds its 2nd annual auction fundraiser, raising more than 2x as much as the first
April 23, 2024: TCK launches its sustainability initiative with reusable containers
July 25, 2024: TCK holds its first Summer Festival at Truro Vineyards
August 22, 2024: Help us keep growing!
Join Us
At the heart of TCK is our vibrant community of volunteers. This robust and exceptionally dedicated network powers every delivery, event, and initiative - bringing not just food, but compassion and care.