Chris Whitney, Founder and Director of One Generation Away, who discusses how the organization distributes healthy foods to families throughout Middle Tennessee who currently do not have access to food sources due to economic and physical barriers. The organization works with companies, grocery stores and retailers to rescue food and leverages the power of volunteerism to bring their mission to life.
OneGenAway is a non-profit 501(c)3 that works to bring fresh, healthy food directly to people in need. We strive to eliminate food deserts in the low income neighborhoods in America.
Food deserts are defined as parts of the country where citizens lack access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthy whole foods due to lack of grocery stores, lack of transportation, and economic hardship.
We serve the home-bound elderly, school children, the working poor of our country, and more.
We do this by rescuing food seven days a week from local grocery stores and restaurants such as, Whole Foods, Costco, GFS, Publix, Outback Steakhouse, Aldi, and many others.
Then, each month, OneGenAway, with the help of many volunteers, brings food right to neighborhoods in need by arriving with truckloads of good food… mobile food pantries… delivered right to the streets of neighbors in need on Saturday mornings all around Middle Tennessee and beyond.