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Jan 9, 2025 | lebanondemocrat.com | Chris Cooper |Chris Cooper The

As the Portland Hands of Hope Food Pantry prepares to reopen for 2025, the non-profit’s president, Julie Yant, wants to take a moment to reflect on 2024 and what a year it was. According to Yant, the community stepped up even more in 2024 to help reach all of the pantry’s goals as an organization. Hands of Hope served 7,707 families through pantry shopping for a total of 23,961 individuals, an 18.7% increase over 2023.

Feb 14, 2024 | lebanondemocrat.com | Chris Cooper |Chris Cooper The

Hands of Hope Food Pantry has encountered a new challenge in 2024 as the nonprofit has lost access to the box truck used to pick up the Second Harvest Food Bank orders in Gallatin. The organization is in need of at least a 16 foot box truck with lift gate to use every other Monday for a few hours in the morning. “We need people that have a box truck with a lift gate that would be willing to pick up for us,” said Julie Yant, President of Hands of Hope Food Pantry.

Feb 7, 2024 | lebanondemocrat.com | Chris Cooper |Chris Cooper The

Sumner County Schools recently invited community leaders, including local business owners, corporate CEO’s, church pastors, the school booster club, and PTO members to answer this question: If a student enters the SCS system as a kindergartener, what skills should they possess when they graduate? The goal of this meeting was to begin a community conversation about how to best prepare students life beyond the classroom. “Kindergarteners starting school in August will graduate as the class of 2037.

Feb 7, 2024 | lebanondemocrat.com | Chris Cooper |Chris Cooper The

Portland is one of the fastest growing communities in Middle Tennessee and elected officials have started a public planning initiative to gather input from the community and local businesses, helping define a vision for the future of the city. Preserving Portland debuted this year to facilitate a working relationship between city elected officials, and the community to address the challenges of the recent boom in growth.

Jan 31, 2024 | lebanondemocrat.com | Chris Cooper |Chris Cooper The

Hands of Hope Food Pantry — Portland is reaching out in the new year for donations to help the nonprofit help others. Hands of Hope Food Pantry is a 100% volunteer-based organization that provides food and hygiene items to customers that reside in Sumner County and Simpson County, Ky. Located at 101C S. Russell Street, Portland, the nonprofit relies on others to complete its mission.