Category Archives: MCCM News Archive

In our county of approximately 28,500 citizens, did you know that 14% of us go hungry because of high food prices, low wages, unemployment, disability, etc. In Tennessee, Williamson County (Franklin and Brentwood) has the lowest percentage (7%), while Lake … Continue reading →

Historically, Saturdays have not been our busiest days. Recently, Saturdays have been very busy and we believe that trend will continue for the near future. We need volunteers to help staff the first and fourth Saturdays each month and four … Continue reading →

The Board of Directors of MCCM is pleased to welcome three new board members: Sherry Barnett, Judy Blevins, and Bruce Johnson. Each of these new board members works as a volunteer for the Food Bank and/or Good Neighbors Programs so … Continue reading →

The porch at our back door was beginning to deteriorate and was rapidly becoming unsafe. Volunteer Bruce Johnson proactively decided to remedy the problem. Enlisting the help of Lawrence Reams, Raymond Biscker, and James Coffelt, they removed the old porch … Continue reading →

Left-to-right: Ginger England, Jack Keef, Randy Harper, David Hall, Jeff Keef, Dewayne Pell, George Jackson,  Ronnie Barnett, Derrald Beck,  James “Dooner” Walden, Sam Anderson On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, David Hall, on behalf of the Marion County Cruisers car club, … Continue reading →

In last month’s Newsletter we reported the following: Har Zion Temple in Philadelphia has paid another visit to Whitwell Middle School. On this trip to Whitwell from Philadelphia the wonderful folks took the Middle Schoolers shopping at Sav-A-Lot to buy … Continue reading →

June 2, 2017 Summertime, When The Livin’ Is Hard For Hungry Children | HUFFPOST1 More than 22 million children receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program during the school year, but when school is out, fewer than 4 … Continue reading →

MCCM Results for 2016 2016 was a busy year for MCCM. As you can see from the Figure 1, we distributed 9,508 boxes of food  to 6,711 families. We have 1,295 active families who needed food assistance during 2016, so … Continue reading →

The Good Neighbors Program paid grants totaling $21,669 to various utility companies on behalf of 308 families. As you can see from the Figure 3 the Good Neighbors Program had to close during the summer months in order to conserve … Continue reading →

Hunger hurts everyone, but it is especially devastating in childhood because hunger deprives kids of more than just food. On empty stomachs, kids don’t have the energy to focus, engage, learn and grow. Yet, this is the reality for 1 … Continue reading →