Hunger First Greeneville, the Elves & Angels chapter.
Educating and empowering the low-income, no-income, and homeless of Greene County.
Mission statement
Hunger First works to educate and empower the low-income, no-income and the homeless so that they can work together in solidarity with one another to remove the barriers that cause hunger and poverty throughout the Tri-Cities, and Tennessee and Virginia.
Who runs this
Michele Hicks leads Hunger First Greeneville day in and day out — packing boxes, answering messages at all hours, and making sure no family who reaches out gets turned away. Her bio is coming soon.
Placeholder bio — waiting on the real one from Michele.
Hunger First has served the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Southwest Virginia for decades. The mission was written by Cindy Risk, who founded the organization. Elves & Angels is the Greeneville chapter of that work.
Through education and empowerment, we believe the people we serve can begin to work together to eliminate the social, economic, and behavioral issues that keep them in poverty.
We depend on volunteers and on community donations of food, clothing, money, and time. We would not be here without our volunteers.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.
Matthew 25:35
We’re a Christian outreach, and we don’t hide that. But there’s no sermon at the door and no service to sit through. You don’t have to believe what we believe to eat what we have.
The Elves & Angels name comes from our Christmas program — the volunteers who show up every December to sort, wrap, and deliver toys so no kid in Greene County wakes up to nothing.
Where to find us
7485 West Andrew Johnson Highway
Mosheim, TN
We’re open Tuesday through Friday, 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Holiday closings and any changes get posted in the Facebook group.
hungerfirstgreeneville@gmail.com
Hunger First Greeneville is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Everything happens in the Facebook group first.
Michele posts there herself — what came in that morning, when a surprise clothing distribution is happening, when sign-ups open for Christmas. If you only follow one thing, follow the group.