Chattanooga Area Food Bank

We are proud to be a part of Enterprise Mobility’s Fill Your Tank® program, which is helping to end hunger in our communities!

Every day, seniors across the country carefully stretch their meals to make them last, navigating these challenges with strength and dignity. Thanks to this grant from Feeding America, a key partner of the Fill Your Tank program, we can directly support seniors with the food and resources they need to thrive.

Thank you Enterprise Mobility for providing groceries for 88,200 meals for our seniors!

BOARD SPOTLIGHT! We are so proud to spotlight Andrea Lyons for her dedicated service to our Board of Directors.

Through her work at Erlanger Hospital, she began to realize the need for resources other than healthcare to meet the needs of the whole person. She had long admired and supported community activities for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and wanted to get a better understanding of how to make a greater impact to our neighbors.

Her favorite events with the Food Bank are Giving Tuesday and Share Your Christmas (our huge food and fund drive with Local 3 News). She shared, "I’ve worked the phone for these events and I appreciate hearing from so many people who support our cause. It’s a pleasure to be able to say tell everyone, thank you for making a difference in this community."

We so appreciate you and the difference you make in our community, Andrea!

745 PLANTS! That's how many plants we've given away to our community partners! In addition to the gardens we have at our main warehouse, we grow lots of plant babies in our greenhouse to give to other community gardens so they can grow their own food.

Here the places that our plants have ended up:
Calvin Donaldson Elementary School
South Chatt Community Center
South Chatt Library
Jessie Igou Community Center
Chatt Room in the Inn
Washington Hills Community Center
Shepard Community Centers
Battle Academy
Red Bank UMC
East Lake Park
Clifton Hills Elementary
Master Gardener kids' class
Soddy Daisy Food Bank
Our Foxwood Food Center

Let's give it up for Laura Robinson, our Youth Market & Garden Program Manager, and all our amazing garden volunteers!

Our facilities will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th for regular business hours.

HUNGER RELIEF PARTNER CONFERENCE 2026. Over 300 people gathered for our annual conference last week, representing our 200+ partner food pantries. What an incredible day!

"It was such a joy to bring all of our partners together this year for our 'Bridging Gaps Honoring Neighbors' conference. The day was a powerful reminder that none of this work happens alone. Our time together was filled with shared purpose, collaboration, and lived expertise.

Together we were able to strengthen relationships, learn from one another, and reaffirm our collective commitment to serving our neighbors with dignity and care. The energy and connection in the room reflected what is possible when a community comes together around a common mission."

-- Lori Bell, Chief Impact Officer

SPECIAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION! Eligible Georgia residents can receive free groceries on Saturday, May 30th from 9 AM-11 AM in Calhoun, GA at Heritage Baptist Church.

📅 Saturday, May 30th from 9 AM-11 AM / Line up begins at 8:45AM.
📍 Heritage Baptist Church (345 Curtis Pkwy SE Calhoun, GA 30701)
🍎 Eligible Georgia residents will receive a variety of pantry staples, produce, and frozen selections, plus additional items as available.
🚗 Drive-thru style -- volunteers will load your box directly into your car. No reservations or deliveries will be made. Once we run out, the event ends.
➡️ See you then!

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