Kroger is making the holiday season brighter for hungry families in Middle Tennessee. This time of year can be especially difficult for the one in seven struggling with hunger in our area. Thankfully, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee has partners like Kroger who step in to assist our neighbors in need during the holiday …
Kroger Feeds Hungry Families This Holiday Season Read More »
Do you want to give back this holiday season, but you’re overwhelmed by the seemingly endless ways to help? Don’t sweat! We’ve taken the stress out of giving and rounded up the ongoing food drives benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and our national partner Feeding America. Let’s get to giving! 1. Food …
This Thursday, we’ll give thanks. Then on Friday, we’ll get deals. How about on Tuesday, we give back? On Tuesday, November 28 participate in a global day of giving—Giving Tuesday—and support Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. This year, we’re celebrating Giving Tuesday as Giving Food Day with a Virtual Food Drive! All gifts donated to our …
September’s Nashville Shooting Hunger Sporting Clays Fun Shoot raised the equivalent of 180,000 meals for hungry families in Middle Tennessee! Shooting Hunger was created in 2015 through the combined efforts of Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, the Tennessee Farm Bureau Family, and Farm Credit Mid-America. The one day fun shoot is a way for Tennessee’s agricultural community to come …
Shooting Hunger Aims High and Hits 180,000 Meals Read More »
Shopping for Thanksgiving in the next few days? Give to hungry families in Middle Tennessee by doing your holiday shopping at Kroger! Now through November 22, you can donate to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee as a part of Kroger’s CAN Hunger campaign. A $1 donation at checkout can provide four meals for …
This year’s food drive sponsored by WKRN News 2 and Second Harvest Food Bank collected even more food than last year. Elementary, middle and high schools across Middle Tennessee competed to see who can collect the most canned goods and non-perishable items on a per-student basis. The Food 2 Families drive, which ran between Aug. 28 and Oct. …
Food 2 Families Raises over 302,000 Pounds of Food Read More »
Before she found out about the holiday food distribution at J.T. Moore Middle School, Cherly says she couldn’t afford a Thanksgiving turkey for her family. She’s not able to work right now because she cares for her 3-year-old son, Jayden, full-time. It makes things really tough, but childcare would be too expensive. Cherly’s older children …
Three Generations Will Enjoy a Full Holiday Table This Year Read More »
Thanks to a generous contribution from Tyson Foods, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee will be able to provide over 100,000 pounds of food to approximately 1,500 food-insecure families in Shelbyville and Bedford County where Tyson employees live and work. With Tyson’s support, Second Harvest will host a total of six Mobile Pantries around …
Tyson Foods Feeds 1,500 Families in Bedford County Read More »
Una Church of Christ is a devoted partner in the fight against hunger here in Nashville. At the church’s food pantry, Una volunteers give out emergency food boxes to neighbors in need every Wednesday, and on every second Friday of the month, they host and operate a Second Harvest Mobile Pantry to give out fresh …
Una Church of Christ Volunteers Turn Concern Into Action Read More »
When we met Lanier at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Nashville, he was checking the nutrition facts on a box while pushing his cart filled with fresh vegetables. Since he was diagnosed with diabetes, he’s been careful about what he eats. But with just a monthly Social Security check to depend on, affording nutritious …
Retired Chef Grateful for Fresh, Healthy Options at Mobile Food Pantries Read More »
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