UCHRA, State Discuss Food Program Change, System Concerns
UCHRA Representatives met with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and state food banks this week to discuss the commodity program transition. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said the conversations were frank and productive. He said he remains unsure why the meeting was not held earlier. Farley said the biggest concerns center on how the food […]
UCHRA, Concerned About Commodity Transition
What are hoped-to-be short term issues surfacing as UCHRA prepares to hand off its commodity program to Tennessee Food Banks. Executive Director Mark Farley said the food banks are unable to add capacity, meaning less food will be distributed. “[Food banks] reached out to us, I mean, but we’ve lost our funding,” Farley said. “I […]
