Project Host Archives

Greenville soup kitchen fills a dining room with smiles: City Juice with John Malik

Tobin Simpson grew up in a young family and he gravitated to helping his mom in the kitchen so he understands the value of stretching a meal.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville Police Department to hold a Fill the Cruisers food drive

The event is part of the venue’s giving program and will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 650 N. Academy St. in Greenville.

Work in Progress: Tobin Simpson

Simpson, now CEO, has been leading Project Host kitchen efforts in one capacity or another for over a decade.

Eat & Drink

Project Host aims to bring people together during Gratefull GVL citywide potluck

Tobin Simpson, Project Host's Director of Culinary Operations says he expects about 2,000 people to turn out for the event.

Project Host continues to expand as needs grow and evolve

“Funding is changing in Greenville,” Green says. “Everybody wants to fund some sexy new project. It’s the maintenance and the operations of things [for which] nobody wants to give you money.”

News

Food recycling program fights hunger, reduces waste, changes lives

Last year, 2.3 million pounds of quality food was diverted from landfills and instead fed about 362,000 people in Greenville. Nonprofit Loaves & Fishes rescued that food to deliver to nearly 100 soup kitchens, churches, after school and feeding programs—all free of charge.