Programs include Emergency Food Box, Community Food Partners, Kids Caf , and Produce for the People. The majority of food distributed by Second Harvest passes through our 55,000 square feet of warehouse space just west of Nashville's downtown area. We receive food from myriad sources including manufacturers, distributors, retailers and food drives. The donated food is sorted, inspected and repackaged from large boxes and totes into smaller units that can be easily handled by our member agencies. Available food products are entered into a computerized menu from which member soup kitchens, pantries and shelters order the food they need.
Agencies pick up their food orders from the food bank within days after their orders are placed.
Produce For The People With this program, the Food Bank rescues fresh fruits and vegetables that is currently going to waste and distributes this very necessary food item to hungry Middle Tennesseans utilizing the agencies of Second Harvest Food Bank. The agencies use these fruits and vegetables for their on-site food preparation, and many distribute the produce directly to the clients served by their agency. Started in December 1998, we have already distributed over 1 million pounds of produce. In order to prevent produce from going to waste before it could be distributed, we now deliver fresh fruits and vegetables directly to well over 50 member agencies that have transportation difficulties or limited cold-storage space. The Emergency Food Box Program distributes emergency food needed at 13 different distribution locations throughout Davidson County.