On Sunday, October 27, join CAST (Community Action Southold Town, Inc.) from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a screening of A Place at the Table; a documentary on hunger in America that “examines the shocking paradox of hunger in the wealthiest nation on earth.” The film will be shown at Southold High School (420 Oaklawn Avenue in Southold.

One Community Underfed: A North Fork Hunger Forum will be held following the film with a panel to include Tom Colicchio (Chef, Producer); Lori Silverbush (Film Director/Producer); Ellen Teller (FRAC Director of Government Affairs); Robert Carpenter (Executive Director Long Island Farm Bureau); Dr. Fatema Meah (Peconic Pediatrics); and Rev. Roger Joslin (Common Ground Garden).

CAST helps struggling community members meet their basic needs in the areas of nutrition, clothing, energy, employment, and education, and provides a critical safety net for Southold Town residents from Laurel to Orient Point and Fisher’s Island. CAST is committed to moving vulnerable populations to self-sufficiency through outreach and education and offers many programs and services, including a food pantry, sharing room with clothing and household items, ESL and computer classes, an early childhood literacy program, assistance with benefit applications, advocacy and referrals, and much more.

Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at:

castsoutholdtown.org/events/hungerforum2019