ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — As the school year approaches, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is doing what it can to help feed students and their families. The School Pantry Program based at many schools through Second Harvest ensures that no student goes hungry by distributing boxes or bags of food filled with staple items.
These designated school pantries are a joint effort between Second Harvest and local schools.
“Most people would understand it’s difficult to learn, it’s difficult to focus on an empty stomach and that’s very, very true,” said Greg Larose, the Senior Manager of Programs at Second Harvest. “The return to school is the return to access of that program and the family can have regularly-scheduled relief thanks to the school year just running the way it does.”
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At Norwood Elementary in Anderson County, Second Harvest delivers food directly to the school. Staff then packs the bags and sends them home with students before weekends and breaks…