Food To The Rescue Peanut Butter Collection Underway
Food to the Rescue’s annual Spread the Love Campaign now accepting peanut butter donations for student food boxes. Family Outreach Coordinator Robin Twitty said every food box they distribute includes a 16-ounce jar of peanut butter. Twitty said the organization collects peanut butter every September with the goal of building a year’s supply. “We try […]
Food Insecurity A Summer Issue For Many Of Region’s Kids
As summer vacation begins for Upper Cumberland students, many children will face the issue of food insecurity. Food to the Rescue Family Outreach Coordinator Robin Twitty said those described as food insecure do not know where their next meal is coming from. Twitty said one in five kids in Tennessee deal with food insecurity. Twitty […]
Volunteers Needed For Operation Conquer Hunger
Operation Conquer Hunger needs volunteers Saturday to help pack food boxes for local students. Event Coordinator Josh Malone said volunteers at the event will help pack non-perishable food items into 7,000 food packs that will be donated to the PEP Foundation and the Food To The Rescue. “We are looking at around 250 volunteers that […]
215 Children with food insecurity in Overton County will receive food deliveries during summer break.
Food to the Rescue will provide food to over 215 kids in Overton County during summer break this year. Food Coordinator Megan Burr said the non-profit started offering service in Overton over spring break. She said many children in the county suffer from food insecurity and they lose school meals during school breaks. “There are […]
Cookeville Food Bank Spreads The Love This September
September is National Hunger Awareness Month, and Food to the Rescue is asking for help spreading the love, with a jar of peanut butter. Food to the Rescue’s Family Outreach Coordinator Robin Twitty said the tornadoes and pandemic have brought food insecurity to the forefront for Putnam County. Twitty said during September, 16 ounce jars […]
