Pearce Barringer, Author at Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

Food Insecurity’s Unique Impact on the Hispanic Community

Leave a Comment / Hunger News / By Pearce Barringer

September 15th marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is a time to reflect on, learn about, and celebrate Hispanic culture and heritage. Nearly 380,000 Tennesseans identify as Hispanic, and, so, Tennessee heritage is deeply connected with Hispanic heritage. This Hispanic Heritage Month, Second Harvest wants to highlight the unique struggle with food insecurity …

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Claudia and Catholic Charities Fight Hunger in Nashville

Leave a Comment / Partners / By Pearce Barringer

Claudia Nelson moved to the United States at 14 years old after growing up in Mexico. She didn’t speak English, and faced a substantial language barrier in high school. Her parents, facing the same barriers, relied on assistance from food banks to help provide for their family during their transition. Claudia says, “When I went …

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The Hagoods Show how the Power of ONE can Fight Hunger

Leave a Comment / Campaigns, Volunteer / By Pearce Barringer

The Hagood family has fought hunger alongside Second Harvest since 2008. Our mission of fighting hunger and advancing hunger solutions resonated with their beliefs. Barbara Hagood says, “Food is a necessary and critical item for families to flourish, and sometimes people are temporarily in need of assistance. The safety net Second Harvest provides is invaluable …

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Tri Star Energy takes on the Power of One

Leave a Comment / Campaigns, Partners / By Pearce Barringer

Tri Star Energy, a supporter of Power of One, knows the impact that ONE action can have in the fight against hunger. Tri Star Energy has searched for new ways that they can give back, and get the community involved ever since getting involved in the fight against hunger in 2020. Power of One has …

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Donate Food for your ONE Action

Leave a Comment / Campaigns / By Pearce Barringer

Fighting hunger is a daunting challenge, but, at Second Harvest, we believe in the Power of One. When we come together, and each contribute oneaction that’s when we see progress. That’s the power of togetherness. That’s the Power of ONE. This week, we are encouraging you to donate food as your ONE action to fight …

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Blackberry Pond Farm Thrives Thanks to the LFPA Grant

Leave a Comment / Partners / By Pearce Barringer

Farming can lead to a volatile lifestyle. Try as you might, it is impossible to control the countless variables that factor into a successful harvest. In Blackberry Pond’s case, even after you have done everything right, life still wants to throw you a curveball. Blackberry Pond calls 27 acres of rich farmland in West Tennessee …

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KLD Farms gets Support from the LFPA Grant

Leave a Comment / Hunger News / By Pearce Barringer

Last year, Second Harvest was awarded with the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Grant from the US Department of Agriculture, which has been pivotal in our work fighting hunger. This grant allows Second Harvest to provide fresh food to our Partner Agencies from local farms, like KLD Farms. The purpose of the LFPA Grant is …

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How to Support Second Harvest during the Tax Free Holiday

Leave a Comment / Food Drives, Hunger News / By Pearce Barringer

Tomorrow marks the start of Tax Free three-month long holiday that will end in October. This holiday was enacted by Governor Bill Lee to help alleviate the financial impact Tennesseans have felt as a result of inflation and high grocery prices. The three month long tax free holiday on groceries is kicked off by Tennessee’s …

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How EBT Helps Create a Hunger Free Summer

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Pearce Barringer

For Hunger Free Summer, we want to highlight the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program. The Summer EBT programs offers the opportunity to reduce summer hunger by providing additional resources to purchase food during the summer months for families whose children are certified to receive free or reduced-price school meals during the school year. Summer …

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How the Upcoming Heat Wave will Impact Food Insecurity

Leave a Comment / Hunger News / By Pearce Barringer

Temperatures in excess of 100 degrees are expected to reach Middle and West Tennessee in the upcoming days, which will have detrimental effects on our neighbors in need. Extreme heat will drastically reduce access to food both in the next few weeks and for years to come. It is important to discuss and remember the …

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Pearce Barringer

Food Insecurity’s Unique Impact on the Hispanic Community

Claudia and Catholic Charities Fight Hunger in Nashville

The Hagoods Show how the Power of ONE can Fight Hunger

Tri Star Energy takes on the Power of One

Donate Food for your ONE Action

Blackberry Pond Farm Thrives Thanks to the LFPA Grant

KLD Farms gets Support from the LFPA Grant

How to Support Second Harvest during the Tax Free Holiday

How EBT Helps Create a Hunger Free Summer

How the Upcoming Heat Wave will Impact Food Insecurity

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