Second Harvest

Tuesday, June 18 is National Call-in Day to send a message to Congress that cuts to SNAP are not acceptable! Next week the House of Representatives will debate the Farm Bill, and we need your help protecting nutrition assistance for vulnerable families. We are asking you to lend your voice in the fight to protect the SNAP program as it faces devastating cuts. Grab your desk line, your cell phone or call from the comfort of your home. Any way you can, dial 866-527-1087 on Tuesday, June 18 and share this important message. The House bill would cut $20.5 billion… Read More

This week, Feeding America released it’s latest Map the Meal Gap interactive map. The tool provides estimates of food insecurity at the county and congressional district level. The goal is to learn more about the face of hunger at the local level. It will help policy makers and our elected officials understand the challenges they face in addressing hunger in the communities they serve. According to the study, 17.6 percent of Tennessee residents are food insecure, meaning they are unable, at times, to access enough food to maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. Right here in Davidson County, 22% of children… Read More

Thank you to Thomas Rhett and Fans for Having a Heart for Hunger! Nashville is abuzz this week with visitors of the CMA Music Festival. For the second year in a row, singer/songwriter Thomas Rhett and his fans are choosing to use their time to fight hunger. Today we are inspired not only by great music but by the music community’s dedication to service. Through his partnership with Outnumber Hunger, Thomas Rhett has volunteered delivering meals to hungry people and today, sorting food donations from our grocery rescue program as well as putting on a performance. The group sorted 4,600… Read More

We had an amazing team of volunteers in the warehouse today–the Carrie Underwood Fan Club! The group, whose members hail from as far as Canada and New York, are in town for the CMA Music Festival. While visiting Nashville, they are choosing to use their time to give back to the community by volunteering at Second Harvest! The group has been coming every year for the past four years. Organizer Dustin Burton was inspired to start this tradition by the lyrics of Carrie Underwood’s song, “Change.” “The smallest things can change the world, and so that’s what we’re hoping to… Read More