Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN receives UnitedHealthcare donation to help eradicate hunger

UnitedHealthcare has donated $100,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to aid in the fight against hunger. The donation is expected to help feed more than 10,000 hungry children, families and seniors by funding 40 Mobile Pantry deliveries throughout Middle and West Tennessee. Each Mobile Pantry will be coordinated with a local community organization, such as a church, senior center or help center.    

The Mobile Pantry partnership will kick off Friday, June 22, at 7 a.m. at Una Church of Christ. People needing food assistance are invited to attend and receive a box of food, including perishable and nonperishable food items, fresh produce, personal care items and household cleaning products. UnitedHealthcare volunteers will work with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee staff and country music duo Steel Magnolia to help sort, package and distribute the food.

"As demand for our services continues to increase, we must be in a position to provide assistance to the growing number of children, seniors and families in Tennessee," said Jaynee Day, president & CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. "This partnership will enable us to provide staple food items and fresh produce to more than 10,000 families through our Mobile Pantry program each year."

"UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to make a difference in the lives of Tennesseans and to help ensure they have access to fresh, nutritious food," said Scott Bowers, president, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Tennessee. "We want to do all we can to help eradicate hunger in Tennessee."