Our mission is to feed the hungry in Northeast Tennessee by securing and distributing food and engaging the community in the fight to end hunger through regional partnerships, programs, and education.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee has led the effort to end hunger in Northeast Tennessee since 1986. An affiliate of the Feeding America Network of Food Banks, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee’s Second Harvest is the only food bank serving the eight county region incorporating Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties. The food bank is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization located in Kingsport, Tennessee and is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest food bank network.
In fiscal year 2021 the food bank provided 16.6 million meals (13.8 million pounds of food) to people in need in the eight county region. Over 40,000 individuals each month are served through the food bank’s partner agencies and direct service programs.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee staff and Board of Directors is dedicated to help provide food assistance and help stabilize lives in the eight county region for years to come. The food bank seeks innovative ways to improve the operation and nutritional content of the food distributed.
OUR VISION
A Hunger-Free Northeast Tennessee
Our Facility
Food is received, stored and distributed in the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee warehouse. Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee held the official grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new 112,000 square foot facility at 1020 Jericho Drive, Kingsport, TN on December 12, 2013. The project to expand the Food Bank to help meet the growing need for food assistance began in 2012 and was completed in 2013. The new facility is located off I-81 at Exit 63.
