Knoxville Area Project Access (KAPA)

03/30/2026

03/20/2026

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance (K**A) for their generous gift of $6,895 to the KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry. This contribution, presented today, will make a meaningful impact in supporting neighbors in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.

These funds were raised through the 2026 Doc Rock event, and we are deeply grateful for K**A’s continued commitment to improving the health and well-being of our region.

If you would like to join us in supporting local families in need, we encourage you to make a donation to the KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry.

For more information or to give, please visit: KAPAtn.org.

03/12/2026

Thank you to Doggone Pretty, Inc. grooming who volunteered to host a food drive barrel for the KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry. So grateful for their support!

https://www.doggoneprettyinc.com/

449 Park 40 N Blvd
Knoxville, Tn 37923

If you are interested in helping us with a food drive, email kbaker@knoxvillemedicine.org.
We would be happy to drop off a KAPA Kitchen donation barrel at your place of work or worship!
The KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry is in desperate need of supplies for those in need. Many businesses around town have already started food drives for the KAPA Kitchen by hosting a donation barrel at their location.
Visit our website for more info and a map of donation locations around town: https://kapatn.org/kapa-kitchen

03/05/2026

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03/03/2026

Thank you to Formotion Clinic Knoxville who volunteered to host a food drive for the KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry. So grateful for their support!
https://www.victoryop.com/about/
9051 Executive Park Drive, Ste 100
Knoxville, TN 37923

If you are interested in helping us with a food drive, email kbaker@knoxvillemedicine.org.
We would be happy to drop off a KAPA Kitchen donation barrel at your place of work or worship!
The KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry is in desperate need of supplies for those in need. Many businesses around town have already started food drives for the KAPA Kitchen by hosting a donation barrel at their location.
Visit our website for more info and a map of donation locations around town: https://kapatn.org/kapa-kitchen

02/12/2026

Since 2006, Knoxville Area Project Access has coordinated more than $425 million dollars in donated health care to more than 38,000 low-income East Tennesseans without access to health insurance or government-sponsored program. KAPA coordinated over 103,000 medical encounters from July 2023 - June 2...

02/06/2026

We’re excited to share that the Knoxville Family Justice Center has added a Knoxville Area Project Access (KAPA) Kitchen Food Pantry barrel to our front lobby 🥕🍪🥗

KAPA Kitchen is a community-driven program working to fight food insecurity and ensure families have access to essential pantry items. Visitors and community members are invited to help support this effort by donating non-perishable food items during our regular hours. (KAPA can arrange pick up or drop off of perishable food items though!)

This partnership allows us to continue supporting survivors and families in our community in meaningful, practical ways. Every donation—big or small—helps make a difference!

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday!

The KAPA Kitchen is excited to be participating in the 2025 Giving Tuesday! Collectively, physicians and community donors have distributed more than 100,000 pounds of food to our neighbors in need!!!

In November, in addition to regular shopping hours in the KAPA Kitchen, we partnered with Wellpoint, Faith Promise Church, McNabb Center, and Gordon Foods to provide Thanksgiving dinners for 600 families! Also in November, we were able to purchase a refrigerated vehicle that has already reaped more than 4,600 pounds of food rescue from NEW food donation sources for the KAPA Kitchen. That’s 4,600 pounds of additional food for families in the month of November alone!

SNAP benefits are being restored but the need for a stable food source is still much needed. You can provide food for the Christmas Holidays and beyond by donating on Giving Tuesday to the KAPA Kitchen. Your tax deductible donation will go to provide food for families in more than 23 counties.

Support this initiative on Giving Tuesday by visiting kapaTN.org/donate

11/22/2025

This weekend, The KAPA Kitchen distributed Thanksgiving turkeys and meal boxes to 600 families in East Tennessee. The event was in partnership with Wellpoint,  Faith Promise Church, Second Harvest Food Bank, Gordon’s Food and over 100 volunteers.  Many thanks to everyone who made it possible for these families to have a good holiday this year!  For more information on the KAPA Kitchen, visit KAPATN.org

11/14/2025

11/12/2025

The need for food is great and we are so thankful for Eve McManus from UT and Jack Morris from Pellissippi State for volunteering in the KAPA Kitchen putting away donations today.

Visit the KAPA Kitchen website for a shopping list of items needed for the pantry, our Amazon wish list, and a map of donation locations around town:

https://kapatn.org/kapa-kitchen

11/06/2025

The KUB “Canstruction” food drive benefited the KAPA kitchen today with a large donation of canned goods delivered by Britton Leitch from United Way. We are so grateful for the much needed donation from KUB as it comes at a great time with so many in need.

If you are interested in helping us with a food drive, email kbaker@knoxvillemedicine.org.
We would be happy to drop off a KAPA Kitchen donation barrel at your place of work or worship!

The KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry is in desperate need of supplies for those in need. Many businesses around town have already started food drives for the KAPA Kitchen by hosting a donation barrel at their location.

Visit our website for more info and a map of donation locations around town: https://kapatn.org/kapa-kitchen