The Nashville Food Project

Website: thenashvillefoodproject.org

The mission of The Nashville Food Project is to provide increased access to healthy foods in homeless and working poor communities across Davidson County. Over 100,000 people in Davidson County lack access to enough food to obtain and sustain a healthy lifestyle. The interconnected issues of poverty, low wages, unemployment and rising costs of food and living all contribute to the growing food insecurity rates in our city. Our organization addresses hunger using:

Our Kitchens, where we use gleaned, donated and TNFP or food project grown foods to prepare wholesome, nutritious meals for low-income residents of Nashville

Our Gardens, where we grow food and people by offering educational opportunities for urban youth

Our Trucks, the tools we use to distribute meals from our kitchen, fresh produce from our gardens and to build relationships.

Our Relationships of accountability with our donors, our volunteers and the communities we work alongside.

At The Nashville Food Project, we believe healthy food is a right, not a privilege. We aim to practice hospitality by giving gifts without an expectation of receiving anything in return. We hope to grow a thoughtful community through service and education, while moving excess food to the places that lack it

 
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