2025 Winter Grant Recipients
The following local organizations have been awarded grants
to help support their food initiatives throughout the Winter of 2025-2026.
23 grants totaling $55,000 have been awarded!
The grants were made possible from funds allocated from the
2024 Food For The Hungry Drive Goal and excess funds from years when the goal was met and exceeded.
ACTS Food Pantry
$3,000
Afterglow Christian Mission House
$1,000
Alcohol & Drug Freedom Center Knox County
$1,500
Byron Saunders Foundation
$1,500
Central Christian Church Food Pantry
$3,500
CHOMP Free Fresh Produce Market
$2,500
Church on the Rise Food Pantry
$3,500
Covenant Church Food Pantry
$3,500
East Knox Schools/First Church of the Nazarene Weekend Meals for Students
$3,000
Escape Zone
$2,500
First Church of the Nazarene/Foster Ministry Center Food Pantry & Hot Meal
$6,000
First Presbyterian Church Hot Meal
$2,500
Fredericktown Senior Activity Center
$1,500
Gay Street United Methodist Church Hot Meals
$2,500
Jacqueline McCalla-Cordle Children’s Fund (Spring Break distribution)
$1,500
Knox County Career Center Food Pantry
$2,500
Knox County Head Start School Break Food Boxes
$3,000
Knox County Task Force For Older Adults Holiday Meals for Homebound Seniors
$1,500
LifePointe Church Backpacks of Hope
$3,000
Mount Vernon Association of Police Chaplains First Response Family Support
$1,000
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday Sanctuary Hot Meal
$1,500
TouchPointe Marriage and Family Resources
$1,500
Winter Sanctuary Emergency Homeless Shelter
$1,500
2025 Summer Grant Recipients
FFTH summer grants prioritized food initiatives that supplement food for children and teens whose primary source of food is the free or reduced breakfast and lunch given to them during the school year. Other food programs were also encouraged to apply.
The following 16 local organizations have been awarded a total of $31,250 in grant funds to help support their food initiatives from June to September 2025.
Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County - Emergency Food Assistance
$1,000.00
Central Christian Church Food Pantry
$2,500.00
Cornerstone Community Church Peacemeals
$2,000.00
East Knox School District and First Church of the Nazarene - Food For Students
$3,000.00
Escape Zone - Friday Night Meals for 75+ Students, Age 10-18
$2,000.00
First Church of the Nazarene - Father's Table/Father's Pantry
$3,000.00
Fredericktown Senior Activity Center - Well-balanced Dinners for Seniors
$500.00
First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon Hotmeals
$2,000.00
Interchurch Social Services - School Pantry Program
$4,000.00
Jacque Cordle Children’s Fund - Food Assistance for Children
$750.00
Joy of Living Camp - Meals for Knox County Campers
$1,000.00
Martinsburg Activity Center - Children’s Summer Lunch Program
$2,000.00
MV SDA Hill Church - Knox County Hot Meals
$2,000.00
Sharing Shed at Millwood Church of Christ
$1,000.00
The Church On The Rise Food Pantry Ministry
$2,500.00
The Salvation Army - Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks for 40 Summer Day Campers
$2,000.00
FFTH is honored by the
State Senate
for its
summer
Grant Program
