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

1,000

Empowering over 400 households each year with the freedom of choice and the warmth of community.

Meals Provided

150,000

Providing more than 150,000 wholesome and healthy meals to tables across Middle Tennessee each year.

Volunteer Hours

15,000

Fueled by the passion and dedication of over a thousand volunteers, contribute over 15,000 volunteer hours each year.

Key Outcomes

Choose fresh produce

98%

of regular shoppers choose fresh produce when they shop

Select Foods not at Food Pantries

100%

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.

Choose Unique or Specialty Foods

82%

of regular shoppers choose items at the store that meet unique cultural or dietary preferences.

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

Stay Up-To-Date on all things happening at The Store

August 14, 2025

When Benefits Disappear, Families Go Hungry: Why It’s “Unconscionable”

With hunger at a 10-year high and food costs climbing, families in Nashville are facing impossible choices as critical benefits are slashed. A front-page story in The Tennessean highlighted The Store’s perspective on what this means for our neighbors—like the mom who feeds children at a daycare but can’t afford food for her own, or the server who delivers meals all night and comes home to an empty table. At The Store, we believe it’s unconscionable to take food from families already struggling to survive. This blog unpacks the reality of the “benefits cliff,” the growing crisis of hunger, and why proximity and shared values must guide how we respond.

July 31, 2025

Who Gets Groceries? The Hardest Question We Face at The Store

Every week, The Store wrestles with an impossible question: With so many waiting for food, how do you decide who gets to come? Our CEO shares how we make these tough choices—prioritizing referrals from trusted partner agencies, managing a waitlist of over 2,000 families, and expanding to new locations so no one has to wait for a basic human need. This post sheds light on the heartbreaking realities of hunger, the importance of working together, and our vision for a community where no family has to wonder if food will be there tomorrow.

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