2nd Harvest requests $50,000 from Sullivan County for backpack program; commissioners ask for budget detail
2nd Harvest Food Bank presented its county backpack program and requested a one‑time $50,000 contribution; the commission heard statistics on food insecurity and asked staff for budget and occupancy‑tax balances before considering appropriation, rolling the item to next week's first reading.
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Rhonda Chaffin, chief executive officer of 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, told the Sullivan County Commission the food bank currently serves about 1,400 county children through its backpack program and described broader regional operations as she sought a one‑time $50,000 county contribution to expand weekend and after‑school food access.
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