One Generation Away

One Generation Away is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been feeding bellies and souls since 2013. Founded by Chris and Elaine Whitney, OneGenAway rescues high-quality, surplus food from grocery stores, restaurants, farms, and caterers and redistributes that food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

Chris and Elaine Whitney moved from St. Louis, MO, to Franklin, TN, in 2004 to start a church. Little did they know that, in the process of pastoring a church, a food ministry called One Generation Away would begin to take shape. In 2013, the Whitneys established OneGenAway and 150,000 meals from the back of their car in the first year. OneGenAway has now grown to serve over 3 million meals annually to those in need throughout Middle Tennessee, Northern Alabama, the Florida panhandle, and disaster relief locations.

In November 2018, Chris stepped down as the pastor of a local church to focus on OneGenAway full-time. OneGenAway has been inching closer to its goal of wiping out hunger ever since.