News & Updates
You are a gift!
Amid food shortages and escalating costs, 2022 has been a year of growth and a year of challenges. But one thing remains constant: You!
Local businesses offer promotions during canned food drive for OneGenAway
Donate five or more cans and get some spectacular prizes.
The Doorstep Pantry helps overcome transportation barriers to food
Imagine trying to get the food you need to live a healthy lifestyle without any way to get to a grocery store. This is the reality so many in our communities face.
Delivery driver thankful OneGenAway gives with ‘no questions asked’
Mr. Richard was one of the first Dashers to pick up and deliver bags of food for The Doorstep Pantry, but that wasn’t the beginning of his relationship with OneGenAway.
The first to receive from The Doorstep Pantry
Ms. Patty brightened up our first day of beta-testing our new home-delivery program: The Doorstep Pantry.
OneGenAway launches home-delivery program
One Generation Away is sharing food in a new and innovative way through our new program: The Doorstep Pantry.
Meet the Staff: Tori Keafer
If you’ve driven through our Mobile Pantry, chances are you’ve met Tori. Tori is our Communications Manager, and when she’s not hiding behind a camera, she’s out making friends with our neighbors who come to us to receive food.
When someone shows up for others — every time
When you come to our Mobile Pantry regularly, you notice when a person keeps showing up. In Waverly, Steve is one of those people.
OneGenAway partners with FMSC to feed families in both Tennessee and Ukraine
OneGenAway is excited to partner with Feed My Starving Children for a combined Mobile Pantry and MobilePack event that will feed families both locally and internationally on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Meet the Staff: Adrienne Pelletier
“We are here to love those who come to us, to serve them, and make them feel important,” said Adrienne Pelletier, our Florida Intern (and soon-to-be Florida Manager).
When food insecurity and mental health struggles overlap
Food insecurity and mental health struggles are separate, but sometimes, they can overlap. OneGenAway focuses on food, so we want to point our community towards other resources that may help with some of the other struggles we face when our household food supply is threatened.
When food insecurity creates a harmful relationship with food
Disordered eating is not a popular topic of conversation. It’s weighty. It’s difficult. Sometimes painful. All the more reason to talk about it.
How the food shortage is affecting OneGenAway
You have probably noticed something is going on with the global food supply. How is this impacting OneGenAway?
Our sweetest volunteer
Meet our volunteer, Bob, whom we lovingly refer to as “Cookie Bob” for all the delicious reasons you might expect.
Meet the Staff: Daelyn Houser
“It is not just giving away food for free; it is sharing hope, honor and dignity through food with the goal of walking through one season and growing into the next one,” said Daelyn, our Alabama Manager.
One year after the Waverly flood
Since February, we’ve been giving out groceries in a parking lot that was once submerged in floodwater. The Waverly community has been helping us reclaim that space as one of resilience, not one of destruction.
Meet the Staff: Annette Doom
Annette is a loyal friend and excellent team wrangler. Depending on the time of day, you might find her organizing meetings and events or kicking back at Mojo’s Tacos.
Meet the Staff: Scott Lucas
Scott, our Director of Operations, is always ready to crack a joke, but on the inside, he’s really just a big softie.
Cooking on a budget when life gets busy
We spoke with Metro Nashville Public Schools Executive Director of Nutrition Services, Spencer Taylor, about some tips and tricks to make eating on a budget a little easier when you’re pressed for time.
Meet the Staff: Elaine Whitney
Elaine Whitney is all about people. She wears a lot of different hats at OneGenAway, but on top of everything else, she makes it her responsibility to ensure everyone she interacts with feels loved, valued, and supported.
Meet the Staff: Chris Whitney
Chris is the kind of person who strives to do the right thing no matter what others think or how insurmountable the task may seem.
The cost of food waste
Wasting food is expensive. Think about it; you’re not only losing opportunity cost.
When does food need to be rescued?
We rescue food six days a week from grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and caterers. But why does the food need rescuing?
Patchwork Nashville creates restaurant-inspired meals for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity
“We think of food not only as nourishment, but a way to show love and a way for people to feel dignity,” said Ben, one of the founders of Patchwork Nashville.
