March is the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ National Nutrition Month® campaign. The theme for 2024 is “Beyond the Table.” Throughout this month, we’ll be exploring how the food we eat can nourish our bodies, minds, and spirits in an environmentally sustainable and budget-friendly way. Check out these tips for thinking “beyond the table” for National Nutrition Month® this year.  Week 1: Stay nourished and save money.   Make food at home. Learning how to plan and prepare meals can give you more freedom to make foods you and your family enjoy. You don’t even have to make food f ..read more

Did you know that February is National Canned Food Month?  The charitable food system often distributes canned food, along with other shelf-stable food items. At Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, we provide the community with a variety of foods, from fresh to frozen to canned.    There are some stigmas around canned food items, like the belief that it is “unhealthy” in comparison to fresh or frozen foods. While fresh and frozen produce, proteins, and dairy might be what you choose for you and your family, Second Harvest is here to break the stigma behind canned foods ..read more

Happy New Year from Second Harvest! We hope your last few weeks have been safe and restful. As the first month of the year unfolds, things are already moving quickly — at least around here! Partner agencies are opening back up from the holidays, spring event planning is in full swing, and our new website launched just before Christmas.    Looking Forward with Intention   Amidst the hustle and bustle of accomplishing New Year’s resolutions and re-establishing routines, we want to encourage you to take this month not as a time to sprint full-speed ahead, but rather to slow down a ..read more

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s biggest fundraiser of the year is just around the corner! Double Your Donation Day is coming up on December 7th, and from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., every gift made will be doubled — meaning you have a chance to make your impact go twice as far. At Second Harvest, $1 typically provides 3 meals, but on DYD, $1 provides 6 entire meals for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity in East Tennessee. We hope you’ll join us in giving back on this exciting day! What Makes This Year Different The USDA’s Economic Research Service recently released i ..read more

The leaves are changing colors, meals are being shared, and we’ve noticed a renewed sense of togetherness as the year draws to a close. Here at Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, this time of year also means reflecting on our blessings. This November, all of us at Second Harvest would like to extend a warm thank you to this community. The food bank model is an intricate web of volunteers, food recipients, donors, food growers and farmers, community partners, grantmakers, and many more, and we couldn’t do what we do without this network of supporters. We’re filled with gratitude this g ..read more

With Halloween on the way, spooky season is officially in full swing! People are already starting to decorate their yards with skeletons and spiderwebs, and at our food bank in Maryville, Tennessee, our team is eagerly anticipating our group costume, which has been planned since August. But there’s one thing this month that we want to make clear isn’t scary at all — food banks. A December 2022 survey conducted by the Urban Institute found that nearly two-thirds of food-insecure adults who didn’t access charitable food did not feel comfortable accessing it. There are a variety of reas ..read more

January 2022 edition of Feeding Hope, Second Harvest Food Bank’s quarterly newsletter. This January edition features senior hunger, a Double Your Donation Day recap, the Big Orange Pantry on the University of Tennessee’s campus, and much more! The post Feeding Hope: January 2022 Newsletter appeared first on Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee ..read more

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The grant supports Food for Kids, Food Rescue, Food Sourcing, Rural Route and Mobile Pantry programs in Cumberland County. The post Second Harvest Food Bank receives $20k grant appeared first on Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee ..read more