Nourishing Our Community with Dignity and Love
Every Visit. Every Volunteer Hour. Every Selfless Gift.
Your support fuels a ripple effect—offering choice, hope, and healthy food to neighbors across Middle Tennessee. Join us in building a community where no one goes without.
Our Impact Together
At The Store, our mission goes beyond providing free groceries; it’s about instilling hope, fostering dignity, and nourishing our community with love and healthy food. Founded by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, we’ve created a haven where individuals and families can find support and respect along with nutritious meals.
Key Yearly Impact Metrics
Households Served
Empowering over 3,000 households each year with the freedom of choice and the warmth of community.
Meals Provided
Providing more than 500,000 wholesome and healthy meals to tables across Middle Tennessee each year.
Volunteer Hours
Fueled by the passion and dedication of over a thousand volunteers, contribute over 53,000 volunteer hours each year.
Key Outcomes
Choose Fresh Produce
of regular shoppers choose fresh produce when they shop
Select Foods not at Food Pantries
of regular shoppers select food and non-food items that wouldn’t be available at a traditional food bank, such as refrigerated goods, frozen goods, household items, and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Cover other Household Essentials
of regular shoppers use money saved at The Store to buy medicine, pay rent, make a car repair, or pay for another essential item.
Voices of Our Customers
Improving Health
“My health and heart numbers have greatly improved since I have been able to get fresh vegetables that I otherwise could not afford.”
Lifting up Dignity
“It’s so empowering to have a choice in what we put on the table.”
Building Community
“I have so enjoyed seeing and talking to everyone when I shop here. It helps out a whole lot!”
Practicing Hospitality
“It has been a blessing each time I come here, and I’m treated with kindness by each volunteer. “
Stories of Impact
Lottie's Story
Stricken with severe Covid, and on a very limited diet, the Store met Lottie’s food needs and helped support her recovery. She says, “I was able to get the produce I needed to keep me healthy.”
Stephanie M.'s Story
In the midst of caring for a dying parent, Stephanie M. soon found her own pantry was empty. The Store stepped in with the fresh food she needed. “To say (the Store) changed my and my daughter’s life is an understatement,” Stephanie says.
Stephanie B 's Story
Stephanie B. was caring for multiple grandkids at home, and the Store helped her stretch her monthly income to feed her family with healthy food. ”When you come in (to The Store), you get treated with dignity; you are greeted with a smile,” said Stephanie.
News From The Store
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As We Grow, So Does the Responsibility to Stay True
As The Store continues to grow in response to rising food insecurity, a deeper question continues to guide the work: how do you scale without losing the culture that makes it meaningful? In this reflection, we explore the intentional steps our team is taking to preserve dignity, connection, and shared purpose - ensuring that as we expand, the heart of The Store grows with us.
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Showing Up: How Volunteers Are Powering The Store’s Growth
When The Store opened its second location, the need for volunteers doubled overnight - creating both a challenge and an opportunity for the community to step in. In this reflection, we share how a growing network of dedicated volunteers, partners, and organizations is helping meet that need, shifting from urgent calls for help to a steady rhythm of support. It’s a story about what happens when a community chooses to show up - and the impact that follows.
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