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NOOGAtoday: Fighting Food Insecurity At PORCH Chattanooga

By Ray Bassett

Published May 15, 2024 at 10:08 PM EDT

A sign for PORCH Communities in front of bags and groceries.

Here in Chattanooga, neighbors are helping neighbors to fight food insecurity through a new grassroots organization: PORCH Chattanooga.

Haley Bartlett is city editor at NOOGAtoday.

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