Kingsport, TN – Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off phase II of their building expansion project on January 30, 2024. The building expansion is an important initiative of the Food Bank’s Strategic Plan to help...
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The Mobile Food Market: Affordable Groceries on Wheels
In today's fast-paced world, access to affordable groceries can sometimes be a challenge, especially for those living in rural areas or communities that are far away from grocery stores. This is where the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee Mobile Food...
Bringing Healthy Foods to Children for Improved Nutrition
Introducing Healthy Food to Children for Improved Nutrition! Our Children's Program is trying to visit each head start classroom in all eight counties we serve Our Goal: Visit 40-80 children a week from January through June, averaging 4 pounds of fresh produce per...
Neighbor Stories: Brittany and Clint
Brittany and Clint Salt Lake City, Utah “My son was so excited and kept saying, ‘I love turkey!’ There was something so magical about being able to sit at the dinner table with my family and enjoy that holiday meal.” “As a mom, it makes me feel bad when I can’t...
Your Story: Gaby
My husband Josh and I have three children. John is seven, Gavin is two and Marietta is one. When we first got married our lives were...
COVID-19 Impact on Our Neighbors
Since the pandemic started in the Spring of 2020, we have seen a tremendous increase in the number of families seeking help from Second Harvest. Second Harvest has responded by having mobile food distributions where, with the help of the USDA, TEMA, and the CEFAP...
News and Updates May 2020
SNAP UPDATED INFO: Phase Two This email provides an update on USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS) response to COVID-19 regarding the implementation of phase two SNAP Emergency Allotments to States and Territories across the US. USDA is granting the...
Food on the Move Helps Remote Families in Need
If it weren’t for the support of friends like you who make it possible for our Mobile Food Pantry to reach families in need, people in remote areas would not have access to the healthy food they need to get by. Second Harvest’s first priority is helping our clients...
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Rhonda Chafin Named 2026 Feeding America John Van Hengel Fellow
Kingsport, TN – April 16, 2026: Rhonda Chafin, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, has been named the 2026 John van Hengel Fellow by Feeding America during the organization’s annual conference held this week in Dallas, TX. The John van Hengel...
Working Together to Address Hunger in Northeast Tennessee
Everyone deserves access to nutritious food to live a healthy and productive life. Yet hunger continues to affect millions of people across the United States, including many families right here in our region. According to national data from Feeding America, 47.9...
Second Harvest Celebrates Ballad Health & Scott Niswonger Gift to Support Emergency SNAP Benefits During BenefitDisruption
When SNAP benefits were disrupted in November 2025, many families across Northeast Tennessee suddenly faced gaps in food access. For households already working to stretch their budgets, the disruption created immediate uncertainty about how they would put food on the...