GENEROUS HOUSE

Loving our Knoxville neighbors through demonstrating the generous love of Christ.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Generous House is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.

THE GENEROUS HOUSE MISSION

Our mission is to show generous love to our greater Knoxville area neighbors by providing the compassionate distribution of food for the sustenance of those who are hungry in our community. We do this through a monthly drive-thru outreach offering free groceries, meat, produce, diapers, wipes, and resources to all in need.

DRIVE-THRU PANTRY

FRESH PRODUCE

GROCERIES

DIAPERS

MEAT

ALWAYS FREE

OUR IMPACT

Thanks to the amazing support of our partner organizations, volunteers and community members, we’re on track to serve more of our Knoxville area neighbors than ever before. Follow along throughout the year to see how far reaching out impact is here in Knoxville.

MORE THAN 200,000lbs of food were distributed in 2025!

2026 Pounds of Food Distributed

2026 Number of People Served

2026 Diapers Distributed

  • Distributed more than 221,000 pounds of food

  • Donated more than 41,000 diapers

  • Served more than 12,000 people

  • Served Food for Kids during the summer through Second Harvest Food Bank’s Food for Kids Program

  • Community partnerships with Boys and Girls Club of Tennessee Valley, First Foundations, Men of Valor, and No Athlete Left Behind

  • Participated in Second Harvest Food Bank’s Food Rescue program.

2025 WINS

VOLUNTEER WITH US

Our volunteers arrive at 9 AM.

NEXT DRIVE-THRU PANTRY

Saturday, July 18, 2026

10 AM-12 PM
340 Park Village Road

Knoxville, TN 37923
Registration for this event opens at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 13th. To reserve your box and time slot, go to https://www.orderahead.org/pantries?zip=37923

 FAQs

  • We serve our Knoxville community the first Saturday of every month from 10 AM-12 PM. We only distribute food and diapers during our monthly event.

  • We’re a drive-thru pantry located at 340 Park Village Rd Knoxville, TN. All participants line up in the church parking lot. We do not accept participants to line up before 7:30 am.

  • While we don’t require proof of income, we will ask for an ID and for every participant to fill out a short online registration form with identifying information. This information is only used for reporting data to our partner organizations who provide us with resources to serve. Questions you will be asked include: name, address, number of people in your household, and minor financial designations. We do not discriminate or turn anyone away from receiving resources.

  • Due to limited resources, we require that one adult member (18+) from each party/family be present to receive our resources. They may ride with you in your vehicle, however, they must be present with you in order to receive goods.

  • Yes! We’d love to have you volunteer with us. Simply use this link: https://tcknox.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2228909

    Volunteers arrive the day of the event at 9:00 AM at the Transformation Church building. Volunteers will be served breakfast, given a t-shirt, then sent to their volunteer stations.

    Volunteer service hours are from 9:00am-12:30pm. We will happily sign off on any school service hours needed for students. Please note: all children are required to serve alongside their parent or guardian.

  • If you’d like to give to Generous House, our biggest needs are:

    Size 1-5 Diapers

    Pull Ups

    Baby Wipes

    Peanut Butter

    For sponsorship information, please contact our director, Erin Gray, at erin@generoushouseknox.org

  • We can work with you to create a service event unique to your group. Diaper drives, volunteer days, you name it, the possibilities are endless! For information, please contact our director, Ceri Yates, at ceri@generoushouseknox.org

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS