Harvest Regional Food Bank to Distribute Free Food Boxes in Lockesburg March 25

Residents of Sevier County will have an opportunity later this month to receive free food assistance during a distribution hosted by Harvest Regional Food Bank.

The food bank will distribute TEFAP USDA food boxes on Wednesday, March 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The event will be held at First Baptist Church Lockesburg, located at 3466 South Camellia Street in Lockesburg.

Recipients are asked to enter the church to check in when they arrive. After checking in, participants should return to their vehicles and line up for distribution along West Magnolia Street and in the church parking lot. The line will extend along West Magnolia Street to South Park Avenue and then north on South Park Avenue toward West Spruce Street.

Those receiving food boxes must bring a photo ID or proof of address verifying they are residents of Sevier County.

Officials say distribution will be limited to one box per household, with no more than two households allowed per vehicle.

The food boxes are provided through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a program of the United States Department of Agriculture that helps supplement the diets of low-income individuals and families by providing nutritious foods at no cost.