Maz was a sociology professor at Georgetown when she began working with Jesuit priest Horace B. McKenna in an attempt to turn concerns about poverty in the District into action.

Under Parke the programs at Martha's Table expanded to serve children along the entire age spectrum, from 3 months to 18 years.

[5] McKenna's Wagon, the organization's mobile food truck, runs 365 days a year to help feed the District's homeless and hungry population.

Volunteers stop at locations around the D.C. metro area and serve hot meals, sandwiches, homemade muffins, fresh fruit and refreshments.

[citation needed] Martha's Table has been granted accreditation status through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for their Child Development Center.