North Nashville may be a payday lenders' paradise, but it is a food desert

From the Community Food Advocates' blog:

there are currently 103,100 food insecure households in Davidson County or approximately 16.8% of the population.This includes both rural and urban residents, the elderly and disabled, and about 29,100 children ....

Four Nashville neighborhoods: North Nashville, JC Napier/Southeast Nashville, East Nashville, and Edgehill/South Nashville, are still considered food deserts

The fact that 30,000 kids live with food insecurity is shameful in a civil society. I would maintain that hunger and want have more to do with poor student performance than teachers or curriculum. Word to the reformers: you cannot innovate privation.

Volunteer Opportunity to Help Second Harvest Program in Salemtown

During a walk tonight, I spoke with Rev. John Swyers at St. Paul's Lutheran Church (corner of Garfield and Rosa Parks) about his congregation's work with Second Harvest providing food for needy folks around the North End. He told me that on Tuesday mornings he is in short supply of volunteers who could make a run to Publix to pick up bread for his community service. If you are available or know someone who might be available on Tuesday mornings to pick up surplus bread to help hungry people, please e-mail me and I'll pass your contact info along to Rev. Swyers. There is also contact info on the program's website.

5,000 Line Up for Food Giveaway in LA

Demand for free food surges and includes struggling middle class families.  Food giveaway was not even well publicized.