Anna speaks with Amy Cozzi, Senior Manager of Innovations and programs Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. They discuss the programs they offer, which include children’s feeding programs, seniors feeding programs, mobile pantry and home delivery services. One in 6 children in the Nashville area are food insecure, not knowing where their next meal is coming from. She discusses their nutrition programs, including even cooking classes, and teaching people how to eat healthy while in poverty.

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The guest is Heather Gallager of the Beaman Park Nature Center. She talks with Anna about the center's upcoming 20th anniversary celebration in late October. They also talk about the property, primarily an old forest which has been saved, the birds that reside there, creeks where visitors can swim, and the plants found there. Being several hundred feet above Davidson Country proper, the park has wild plants and trees not found elsewhere in the country.

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Anna talks with Rachael Wilkins, chief development officer of Safe Haven Family Shelter. The organization serves over 300 families annually experiencing homelessness. Unlike most shelters, they allow the family to stay intact as a unit. Safe Haven provides assistance in obtaining and maintaining affordable housing. They also provide workforce development for the parents, education for the children, and intensive case management.
Rachael discussed the group's annual hike, a family friendly festivity, held Saturday 11/2/24 at Percy Warner Park.

For more details on what they offer: Safe Haven Family Shelter.

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