Please contact us to inquire about availability for a specific date. Food sorting groups range in size from 5 to 25 people at our Nashville warehouse spread among two project rooms per shift. Food sorting groups range in size from 5 to 25 people at our Camden warehouse spread among two project rooms per shift.
Food sorting groups range in size from 5 to 15 people at our Smyrna warehouse in one project room per shift. Yes, every member of your group 18 years and older must pre-register on our website before arriving to volunteer.
When you register your group, you will receive a unique link. This allows us to have a record of each volunteer, and serves as the volunteer waiver for adults. This form can be turned in the day of the volunteer project. Free volunteer parking is available in all Second Harvest parking lots. Skip to content. Donate Now. Frequently Asked Questions. What will I be doing? Projects vary and may include: Evaluate, sort, and pack non-perishable food donations.
Evaluate, sort, and pack frozen or perishable food in our degree cooler. Bag bulk produce into family-sized portions. Pack food bags for children or boxes for senior citizens. How do I sign up to volunteer? Individuals and families can see open shifts, and sign up to volunteer directly on the calendar. When can I volunteer? What should I bring to my volunteer shift? It is through your generosity, the compassion of Christ is extended to those seeking food and shelter, but truly need more than a meal.
At the Mission they find not just a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, they find love. Donate Now All Stories Share the love. Quinn was 30 years old.
As these efforts grew, the question of how to feed hungry people became Ms. That crucial work has just earned Ms. The book will be the memoir of an ordinary person living an extraordinary life of service. But seminary study introduced Ms. Quinn to liberation theology, a movement that aims to free others from oppression, including the oppression of poverty.
Working alongside impoverished farmers in Nicaragua helped Ms. Quinn refine her understanding of the need for food that sustains bodies and communities alike. To reach even more hungry Nashvillians, it shifted in from a self-contained system to a collaborative model of distribution, partnering with other local poverty-disrupting organizations — last year more than 70 of them — to distribute meals and produce boxes to communities where those groups were already established.
Places like FiftyForward , which serves seniors; Open Table Nashville , which feeds the homeless; the Nations Ministry Center , which welcomes refugees; and Launch Pad, which provides safe places to sleep for homeless L.
The emphasis on partnership extends beyond cooperation between nonprofits, embracing the shared work of hundreds of others. In its own gardens , for example, the Nashville Food Project grows food for the meals it prepares, but it also offers access to garden plots, tools, water, seeds and training to urban families eager to grow their own food. September is Hunger Action Month. With 1 in 8 of our neighbors facing facing food insecurity, learn how you can get involved in the fight against hunger!
When disaster strikes, Second Harvest is on the ground and ready to provide emergency food assistance. We have an extensive network of soup kitchens, afterschool programs, churches, senior centers, and other nonprofits.
Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, Second Harvest se toma un momento para destacar a nuestras agencias asociadas que trabajan para abordar la inseguridad alimentaria y otros problemas que enfrentan las comunidades latinas en Middle Tennessee. One month after losing his home in the August 21 flash floods, food pantry volunteer Robert is recovering with the help of his community. Skip to content.
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