Kara Hunkele

Meet ALICE: the working households you might not see. As a follower of Second Harvest, you know hunger exists in our community, despite living in one of the wealthiest nations in the world. But there’s a group of neighbors you may not fully see, and their name is ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. It’s not a person, but it represents a growing number of households who are working hard, often at more than one job, and still can’t afford the basics. Continue reading to learn more.

Recently, our team visited one of our farm partners in Sevier County: Beech Grove Farm. Read more to learn about Grant Scalf’s unique & regenerative method of farming to see how he’s regenerating our community, too—and there may even be some adorable pig photos involved.

Thank you for showing up for our neighbors all year long. Here’s a look back at 2025.

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 children during school breaks? Continue reading for answers to these frequently asked questions about your food bank and more.

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 is easy to scare off when generosity shows up at their door. Take a look at what people in the community are doing to help their neighbors scare away hunger.