FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – As hundreds of thousands of Middle Tennesseans face possible hunger or financial distress with the impending pause to SNAP benefits, another nonprofit is stepping up to help.
OneGenAway will launch drive-thru food supplement pickups starting Tuesday, the Franklin nonprofit said in a press release. The organization is also more than tripling its Doorstep Pantry Home Delivery Service and partnering with Metro Nashville Police to distribute food.
“This is a critical moment for our community,” said Chris Whitney, founder and CEO of OneGenAway. “When thousands of families suddenly lose access to the food they depend on, we can’t wait for someone else to step in. We’re doing everything we can to fill the gap because no one should have to choose between feeding their kids and paying their bills.”
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How it will work:
At each OneGenAway drive-thru food supplement pickup, each household will receive:
- an 18-pound box of shelf-stable food
- a 10-pound box of fresh produce
- More details will be posted here in the coming days.
The nonprofit’s Doorstep Pantry Home Delivery Service will deliver the following every week in November:
- an 18-pound box of shelf-stable food
- a 10-pound box of fresh produce
- delivers directly to participant’s doorstep
- registration is required and due by each Thursday at noon
- program covers most of Williamson County. Participants can verify they live in a delivery zone by clicking here.
The OneGenAway and Metro Nashville Police partnership giveaways will:
- happen weekly
- distribute 200 food boxes each week
- happen at all 9 MNPD substations, located at:
- Central: 601 Korean Veterans Blvd, Nashville, TN 37203
- East: 936 E. Trinity Ln, Nashville, TN 37207
- Hermitage: 3701 James Kay Ln, Hermitage, TN 37076
- Madison: 400 Myatt Drive, Madison, TN 37115
- Midtown Hills: 1441 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
- North: 2231 26th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37208
- South: 5101 Harding Pl, Nashville, TN 37211
- West: 5500 Charlotte Pk, Nashville, TN 37209
There will be 16 OneGenAway pop-up box distributions that will:
- each serve up to 240 families
- be listed online here.
This comes as Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee reports that nearly 250,000 individuals across the region will soon have to find a new way to cover millions of meals without the federal food stamp program. Nearly 700,000 across the state rely on SNAP benefits…