Jul 27, 2021 / 06:05 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) The coronavirus pandemic has stretched many nonprofit agencies over the last 16 months. For example, the demand for food hit historic highs during the first three months of 2020 and continues to remain high in 2021. Second Harvest Food Bank and the Area Agency on Aging collaborated in bringing food to seniors.
The partnership between them has won a national award. With many seniors stuck inside their homes during the shutdown, a program called Senior Meal Connect expanded tremendously bringing food from Second Harvest to county senior service offices and then directly to people’s doorsteps. The program continues today, but the challenge will be continued funding through federal and state programs to feed the vulnerable.