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SNAP Freeze Spurs Community Action in Nashville

Belmont Vision Multimedia, Zach Watkins
Belmont Vision Multimedia, Zach Watkins

Nearly 60,000 people in Davidson County are at risk of not being able to put food on the table.  

 

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday on social media the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November will not be administered until after the government shutdown ends. 

 

“The SNAP program is federally funded and operated, and Tennessee is unable to utilize state dollars to provide the benefit,” Gov. Bill Lee said in a press release. 

 

While the state awaits federal action, many Nashville families will turn to community resources to bridge the gap. 

 

The following is a list of food pantries and donation centers around Nashville where Belmont students can help: 

  • The Store: Accepts nutritious food and essential household items to provide for families in need. You can also donate to its Amazon wish list. 

  • Nashville Community Fridge: Accepts homemade meals (individually packaged and labeled with ingredients and date) and monetary donations. 

  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee: Accepts dry, perishable, and frozen food donations at its warehouse and at drop-off barrels at local Kroger stores. 

  • Nashville Food Project: Accepts produce donations. 

 

If giving food items isn’t an option or a trip to the store isn’t convenient, donations can always be made through websites. 

  • The Branch of Nashville: Accepts credit card donations on their website. 

  • The Little Pantry That Could: Accepts PayPal, checks and donations on their website. 


Through these giving opportunities, Bruins are citing their compassion for others as their reason for donating.  

 

“We should do everything we can with our time and resources to help out our peers,” Belmont student Maxwell Collins said. 

 

Beyond Belmont, Lee announced the launch of FeedTN.org Thursday, a website that will “connect Tennesseans with resources and opportunities to serve,” he said in a press release. 

 

The website is focused on donating food, money and volunteering. 

 

In addition to the new website, Metro Social Services released a Food Resource Guide, combining information from other sites on one flyer. 

 

“This list is fluid and will be updated as more opportunities to get and give help come available,” said Harriet Wallace in a press release, MSS’ strategic communications manager.  

 

Before that help arrives, students and community members are already stepping up to support one another. 

 

“We are all people, and the only way we can make our world better is by helping others. We have a responsibility to be kind and loving,” Collins said. 


This article was written by Emily Garver

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