The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is established
Join the Chattanooga Area Food Bank staff, partners, and advocates in our Garden & Pavilion for a free, drop in event with light refreshments and an inspirational message from Mayor Tim Kelly and Mayor Jim Coppinger. We hope to see you there!
Donate Now Our History2009 Curtain Pole Rd. Chattanooga, TN 37406
(Parking at the Tennessee Riverpark next to the Food Bank)
The Chattanooga Area Food Bank is established
Our garden program is developed- with the help of staff Master Gardener, Chattanooga Area Food Bank partnered with local organizations and communities to establish 3 community gardens to grow healthy and nutritious produce.
The Bill Johnson Greenhouse is built and the Food Bank aids local neighbors in gardening classes and caring for community gardens as a way to promote independence and sustainable living.
Garden Tours become a well-known event of the Food Bank; this annual fundraiser gave locals a walk-through experience of several lovely, local gardens in the Chattanooga area.
The Food Bank expands to provide groceries to partner agencies to reach further than ever before to serve neighbors facing hunger in the community.
The first ever WRCB Channel 3 Share Your Christmas annual food drive commences. Each year hundreds donate in order to provide groceries to their neighbors during the holiday season.
The Food Bank partners with local schools to establish the Sack Pack programs a way to provide food to school-aged children during weekends and school breaks when school meals are not available.
Hustle for Hunger becomes another popular annual fundraiser within the community; donors gather on the Southern Belle dinner cruise for an evening of dining and dancing.
Stamp Out Hunger- The National Association of Letter Carriers begins their annual food drive to collect food donations left at mailboxes on their routes. This tradition lasted nearly two decades.
In 2006, Chattanooga Area Food Bank breaks ground on 2009 Curtain Pole Rd. and so begins the next exciting chapter in Food Bank history.
The Hullabowloo event becomes a community favorite, as hundreds gather to make and paint their own bowls then dance the night away for the sake of solving hunger.
Evelyn Davenport Garden is built on the new property of The Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Here, staff master gardeners begin to grow additional produce in order to meet the need of growing hunger in the community.
The annual Canstruction event begins; local architects partner with schools for children to participate in this STEAM project in order to raise awareness about hunger.
Over the next several years, the Food Bank becomes a leading partner in disaster relief efforts, as hurricanes and tornados effect the local community and force others from various states to seek refuge in TN as part of a numerous disaster aftermaths.
COVID-19 sweeps the world and the demand for the Food Bank sky rockets. More than ever, locals are seeking groceries and food assistance as they face unemployment, sickness, and unpredictability.
Chattanooga Area Food Bank celebrates it’s 50th anniversary of serving hope to our neighbors facing hunger!