THE FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY
The Food Pantry, first of the Community Care Ministries, Inc., began at Grace Baptist Church in June 1996 to help feed the hungry in our community. When the Attic Outlet opened, the Food Pantry was moved from Grace Baptist Church to the Attic Outlet location. The Food Pantry is stocked by donations from individuals, businesses, church members, and the local postal Food Drive twice a year. In 2017, the pantry was approved as a Second Harvest Food Bank USDA Agency.
AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY?
USDA eligibility guidelines are the following:
Clients will be considered ineligible for assistance including but not limited to the following reasons:
- Participation in one of the following areas: SNAP (Food Stamps), Families First, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHeap) or Public Housing, OR income eligibility scale
- 30 days between assistance
Clients will be considered ineligible for assistance including but not limited to the following reasons:
- Falsifying application information
- Not presenting all requested information at appointments
- Income to debt ratio
- Failing to disclose assistance from other agencies for the same bill
- Files exceeding seven years of assistance per Executive Directors recommendation
WHAT DO I BRING FOR FOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE?
No appointment is necessary. The Food Pantry is open Monday to Friday 9:00AM - 12:30PM.
Those desiring assistance MUST present the following information at EVERY request:
Those desiring assistance MUST present the following information at EVERY request:
- Picture Identification for each adult in the home (example: State of Tennessee Driver's License)
- Social security card for each member of the household
- Most recent proof of income
