Food
Food Boxes and Pantries
Second Harvest Emergency Food Box Program
Services: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee partners with local organizations and faith communities to create food distribution locations in Davidson and surrounding counties. To find a food box or food pantry location closest to you, use their online tool at: https://www.secondharvestmidtn.org/get-help/. They encourage you to call ahead and confirm open times and dates before you visit a location as information often changes.
They also have a calendar with mobile food pantry dates and locations available on their website here: https://www.secondharvestmidtn.org/find-resources/find-food/mobile-pantry-schedule/
www.secondharvestmidtn.org/get-help
Second Harvest Food Box and Pantry Locations:
- Christian Cooperative Ministry | #56, 76
201 Madison Street, Madison, TN 37115
615-868-6865
Monday & Wednesday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Tuesday/Thursday 10 a.m.-12 p.m. - East Nashville Co-Op | Bus #4, 56
3115 Gallatin Pike, Nashville TN 37216
615-540-0122
Monday – Wednesday 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Inspiritus | Bus #9, 22, 49
1628 Rosa L Parks Blvd., Nashville TN 37208; 615-838-5550
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. (closed Thursday) - Martha O’Bryan Center | Bus #4, 56
711 S 7th St., Nashville, TN 37216
615-254-1791
Monday – Friday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Senior boxes 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) - Nourish Food Bank / South Nashville
416 E. Thompson Ln, Nashville, TN 37211
615-971-7376
Tuesday 5 – 7 p.m.; Saturday 12 – 3 p.m. - Rural Hill Church of Christ | Bus #55
564 Bell Road, Antioch TN 37013
615-361-1908
Thursday 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. - St Luke’s Community House | #19, 50
5601 New York Ave., Nashville TN 37209
615-350-7893
Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday 4 – 6 p.m. - St Philip’s Episcopal Church | Bus #6
85 Fairway Drive, Nashville, TN 37214
615-417-7950
Monday 9 – 11:30 a.m; Thursday 4 – 5:30 p.m. - Salvation Army Magness Potter Community Center | Bus #23, 28
611 Stockell St., Nashville TN 37207
615-242-0411
Monday – Thursday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. - Salvation Army Nashville South
529 Paragon Mills, Nashville, TN 37211
615-837-2444
Tuesday & Wednesday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. - Temple Baptist Church | Bus #14, 22
3720 Kings Ln., Nashville, TN 37218
615-876-7656
Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Adventist Community Services
Services: Food and Clothing.
Requirements: For ALL services: Photo ID or Proof of residency (Photo ID will be satisfactory if it contains the current address). For Clothing (voucher needed): Proof of dependents: Birth certificate, custody paper, Food Stamp document, IRS form, or some similar document; Proof of spouse: a document showing both names together.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
The Help Center
Services: The HELP Center food pantry provides emergency food for those who work and struggle to get groceries or make food, and to assist people awaiting their food stamps.
Requirements: Must have photo identification, proof of residency of Davidson County or proof of homelessness, proof of income below the federal poverty level or no income.
Application: To sign up for the food pantry visit during Food Pantry hours.
Hours: Monday-Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
www.thehelpcentertn.org/pantry
Madison Church of Christ Benevolence Center
Services: Provides clothing and a food pantry for those in need.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
One Generation Away
Services: Mobile food distribution across counties in Middle Tennessee of 15,000-25,000 lbs. of food once a month or every other month. Distributions start around 9 a.m. First come first serve.
Other: Check website and schedule to see when and where food distribution is in your county.
www.onegenaway.com/mobile-pantry
The Store
Services: Year-round free grocery store allowing people to shop for their basic needs.
Requirements: If you do not have a referral you can walk-in and sign up. Proof of income and identification. Have names and date of births for everyone in the household.
Application: Referrals can be made by YWCA, Safe Haven, Conexion Americas, MDHA, MNPS, Montroe Harding, Oasis Center, Open Table Nashville, Amerigroup, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Cenennial’s Women’s Hospital, Edgehill Community Partners, End Slavery TN, Community Achieves-Margaret Allen, Catholic Charities. Check website to see if accepting new applicants.
Hours: Thursday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Dream Streets
Services: Provides perishable food from Sprouts, Whole Foods, Aldi and Trader Joe’s Grocery Stores to locations in West & North Nashville.
https://dreamstreetstn.com/mobilefood
Schedule:
- MONDAY – 4 p.m. Richland Hills Apartments, 5800 Maudina Ave.
- TUESDAY –
10 a.m.- Preston Taylor Neighborhood at the corner of 40th & Albion
2:30 p.m.- Boys and Girls Club 916 16th Ave. N, North Nashville, 37208 - WEDNESDAY – 2:30 p.m. Cheatham Place; 1536 Delta Ave., Building 59
- THURSDAY – 2 p.m. Dream Streets North, 2032 25th Ave. N., 37209
- FRIDAY – 9 a.m. Dream Streets, 520 39th Ave. N.
- SATURDAY –
11:30 a.m.- Cumberland View Apartments Building 13, 2437 25th Ave. N.
2:30 p.m.- New Covenant Christian Church, 2201 Osage St. | Bus #42
Community Garden
Brooklyn Heights Garden
Services: Brooklyn Heights Community Garden is located in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of North Nashville, there are no grocery stores within a mile from the garden and this garden provides fresh, healthy fruit, vegetables and herbs. In 2025, they are dedicated to serving our neighbors in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood in North Nashville, just below Haynes Middle School. If you reside in 37207 between Liberia St and Baptist World Ctr Dr (east-west) & Trinity Ln and Seminary St (north-south) you are eligible to sign up for free garden produce twice a month.
Application: Sign up online for free food program OR volunteer in the garden and receive free food.
Food and Supplies
Catholic Charities South Nashville FRC
Services: Food, Hygiene Pantry, Diapers, Utility Bill and Rent Assistance. Serves Zip Codes 37010-37013-37203-37210-37211-37217
Hours: By Appointment Only. Call 615-834-1944 Monday – Thursday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Bridge
Services: Distributes hot meals, grocery items, clothing, toiletries and emergency camping supplies. Operates five weekly outreaches in Nashville.
Weekly Schedule:
- TUESDAYS:
- Edgehill / Gernert Towers, 1101 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Distribution: Hot Meals & Groceries - Jefferson St Bridge – Church Under The Bridge, In the alleyway between Jefferson St Bridge and The Farm Bureau parking lot.
5 – 6 p.m.
Distribution: Hot Meals, encampment food bags, water, clothing, toiletries, and emergency camping supplies. Also conducts a full church service with live music. (Attendees are not required to participate in the church service to be served.)
- Edgehill / Gernert Towers, 1101 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
- WEDNESDAYS:
- Centennial Park / Parthenon Towers, Along the sidewalk on 28th Ave between Parthenon Towers and Centennial Park
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Distribution: Hot Meals, encampment food bags, water, clothing, toiletries, and emergency camping supplies. - Mercury Court, In the front parking lot, 411 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
12 p.m. – 1pm
Distribution: Hot Meals, encampment food bags, and water
- Centennial Park / Parthenon Towers, Along the sidewalk on 28th Ave between Parthenon Towers and Centennial Park
- THURSDAYS:
- Pruitt Library, 117 Charles E Davis Blvd, Nashville, TN 37210
12 pm – 1 pm
Distribution: Hot meals and groceries
- Pruitt Library, 117 Charles E Davis Blvd, Nashville, TN 37210
People Loving Nashville
Services: Partners with agencies to provide food, clothing, camping supplies as available, haircuts, and showers.
Hours: Monday evenings 7 – 8:30 p.m.
SNAP
Davidson County Department of Human Services
Services: Provides nutritional assistance benefits to children and families, the elderly, the disabled, unemployed, working families and able bodied adults without dependents. Food stamp benefits are issued and accessed electronically using a Benefit Security Card or EBT Card. Apply online or at DHS offices. Applications are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Somali. Applicants may also apply online or check for potential eligibility. After the online application has been submitted, the applicant will receive an appointment for an interview. In order to determine eligibility for the program, DHS caseworkers may ask for documentation like birth certificates, social security cards, check stubs, bank statements, utility bills, rent receipts, tax returns, and insurance policies. Applicants are notified by mail (within 45 days of the application date) of the eligibility decision.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
www.tn.gov/humanservices/for-families/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap
Second Harvest: SNAP Outreach
Services: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee offers Food Stamps/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Outreach and Application Assistance at our Emergency Food Box Sites, Mobile Pantry Food Distributions, and partner agency locations. Second Harvest’s Benefits Outreach Counselors share information about the benefits of Food Stamps, provide pre-screening to people who may qualify, and help you fill out the Food Stamps/SNAP Application. Call or text 615-310-0752 to receive help applying for Food Stamps/SNAP.
Application: Apply online, call, or stop in their distribution center.
WIC
WIC Program (Women, Infants, and Children)
Services: WIC is a supplemental nutrition program that provides nutrition and health education, healthy foods, and other services free of charge to Davidson county families who qualify. WIC provides: nutrition counseling and education; breast-feeding promotion and support; vouchers for free healthy foods; referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, child care and other services that benefit the entire family; immunization screenings and referrals.
Davidson County Clinic Locations:
www.nashville.gov/departments/health/clinic-locations
- East WIC Clinic
615-862-6626
1015 E. Trinity Ln., Nashville, TN 37216 - Lentz WIC Clinic
615-340-5619
2500 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37209 - South WIC Nutrition Center
615-880-3210
3718 Nolensville Pike, Nashville, TN 37211 - Woodbine WIC Clinic
615-880-2299
224 Oriel Ave., Nashville, TN 37210