Helping Hands Food Pantry and Crisis Shelter in Knoxville has been helping those in need for 38 years. Over the years, Helping Hands has taken care of people in Knoxville, Bussey, Columbia, Pleasantville, Tracy and Harvey areas with holiday baskets.

According to Chuck Galeazzi, Director of Helping Hands Food Pantry, almost 400 food baskets were distributed over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Galeazzi said the Christmas give-away was totally awesome.

Galeazzi tells KNIA/KRLS News how people can help out the organization, “The community always rises up. Knoxville is a very good community. If we can get the word out through KNIA/KRLS the community responds.”

Galeazzi said Helping Hands could really use canned soups, canned vegetables and even macaroni and cheese.