Services offered at Inglewood Location: (directions and map)

- Full descriptions below –

• Emergency Food Box Program
• Clothing Store
• Emergency Assistance
• Sack Lunches

Emergency Food Box Program

ENCM is an emergency food box satellite of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Approximately 500 food boxes are distributed on a monthly basis to resident households of 37206 and 37213. ENCM is one of the three largest food box distribution sites in Nashville. This program is designed to be a “hand-up” rather than a “hand-out.” As such, there criteria for qualification; that is, proof of address and proof of one’s SSN. This program can be used only three times per household every six month period.

In addition to the food provided by Second Harvest, Eaton’s Creek Organics, Publix, Kroger, Panera Bread Company, Provence Breads & Café also donate whole, perishable food to supplement food boxes and freely give to the community. Our member churches also donate food to help us meet the hunger need. Donations from all these agencies and our McCoy Memorial Garden harvest make providing emergency yet well-balanced food assistance possible.

Clothing Store

ENCM maintains a clothing closet to serve homeless, refugees, ex-offenders, group homes, and other social service agencies on a referral basis. All other persons pay prices under five dollars to purchase clothing items and household goods. Tuesday and Thursday, most clothes items are reduced to 25 cents. Purchasing goods for a small amount helps to provide persons with a sense of dignity and encourages responsibility. Without a steady flow of clothing donations from the community, the store would not be equipped to meet this most basic need of our neighbors.

Emergency Assistance

ENCM provides assistance to people in need including personal care items, hats, gloves and blankets, infant formula and diapers, and meal boxes (for those who don’t qualified for the Second Harvest Program). ENCM also provides access to phones and referral services.

Sack Lunches

Every day we provide a minimum of 25 free sack lunches to neighbors. These sack lunches are not intended for food-box eligible households, but are instead intended for the homeless, local laborers that struggle to afford lunch, or passersby that may be hungry. We provide these lunches every day we’re open from noon to 12:30pm.