Second Harvest Food Bank

of East Tennessee

Hunger by the Numbers

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East Tennesseans

experiencing hunger

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Counties served in

East Tennessee 

 

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Square miles served 

in East Tennessee

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Partners including food pantries, community centers, churches, schools, and more

Upcoming Mobile Pantries

Union County

Join us for a Mobile Pantry in Union County at Fellowship Christian Church on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 from 10 a.m. until all allotted food ...

Jefferson County

Join us for a Mobile Pantry in Jefferson County at First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains on Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 10 a.m. until ...

RESCHEDULED DATE- Blount County

Join us for a Mobile Pantry in Blount County at Rio East Church on Monday, December 8th, 2025 from 10 a.m until all allotted food ...

Our Hunger Relief Programs

Second Harvest’s programs are designed to serve those experiencing hunger across East Tennessee, from children to seniors, and everyone in between. Our programs strive to distribute food to every corner of the community, provide educational resources, and end the cycle of poverty.

Recent Updates

News
Happy Thanksgiving! Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will be closed for the holiday on Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th. We will ...
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Blogs
How many meals do we distribute per month? Do we frequently run out of food? How many people do we serve? How do we serve ...
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Blogs
Halloween brings spooky costumes and haunted houses — but in homes across East Tennessee, something even more frightening is lurking: hunger. Here’s the good news- hunger ...
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Press Release
Effective immediately, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee has activated its emergency plan in response to growing nutrition access needs throughout our 18-county service ...
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Blogs
On the final day of Hunger Action Month, we’re letting an incredible group of Hunger Action Heroes do the talking: a handful of our Partner ...
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News
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will be closed next Monday, September 1st, and will not host volunteers this Saturday, August 30th, in observance ...
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Blogs
We're highlighting a Partner Agency that's both a grower and a distributor: CAC Beardsley Community Farm in Knox County. Their Buy Back program grants opportunities ...
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News
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will operate under limited hours on Friday, August 15th from 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. We will also be closed ...
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Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s mission is to lead the community in the fight to end hunger.

Become an Agency

We're grateful to all of our agency partners for amplifying our outreach.

To join our network of partner agencies, you must meet the following requirements:

 

– 501 (c)3 nonprofit tax-exempt status or be sponsored by an existing agency partner that does.

– Provide free food to community members at-risk of hunger, experiencing hunger, ill, elderly, and/or children under 18 years of age.

 

Below is the 2023 Agency Application, or contact the Agency Relations Department by calling (865) 521-0000 to ask for Eileen or Kendra! 

Our partner Agencies

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