Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Our mission is to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community.
Grants
| Grant Year | Amount | Program Name | Program Area | Description |
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| 2018 | $50,000 | BackPack Program | marginalized youth | Learn more |
The BackPack Program provides healthy, easy-to-prepare food to students who would otherwise go hungry on the weekends. Students are selected by teachers and counselors based on need. They receive a bag of food on Fridays to take home for when they do not have access to school lunches. |
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| 2017 | $75,000 | Second Harvest BackPack Program | marginalized youth | Learn more |
The BackPack Program provides chronically hungry students with a bag of healthy, easy-to-prepare food to take home with them over the weekend. Each student is selected based on need by teachers and school counselors. Food is discreetly placed in students’ backpacks, giving them adequate nourishment when food may be scarce. |
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| 2016 | $100,000 | BackPack Program | marginalized youth | Learn more |
The BackPack Program provides chronically hungry students with a bag of healthy, easy-to-prepare food to take home with them over the weekend. Each student is selected based on need by teachers and school counselors. Food is discreetly placed in students’ backpacks, giving them adequate nourishment when food may be scarce. |
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| 2015 | $125,000 | The BackPack Program | marginalized youth | Learn more |
The BackPack Program provides chronically hungry students with a bag of healthy, easy-to-prepare food to take home with them over the weekend. Each student is selected based on need by teachers and school counselors. Food is discreetly placed in students’ backpacks, giving them adequate nourishment when food may be scarce. |
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| 2015 | $10,000 | marginalized youth | Learn more | |
To support the emergency winter response. |
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