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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
1 in 5 northeast Tennessee children are food insecure, Map the Meal Gap report says
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – With the school year ending and concerns about food insecurity rising, local food banks like Second Harvest of Northeast Tennessee are working to ensure they can help feed families this summer. 'If we look at food insecurity rates in all of our counties, we see that rural hunger and child food insecurity is, at its highest level that it ever has been,' Second Harvest Food Bank Executive Director Rhonda Chafin said. The 15th annual Map the Meal Gap report was recently released. It revealed that 14 million children across the country are food insecure, one in five in northeast Tennessee. Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter 'over capacity' after hoarding situations Chafin said recent funding cuts and increased demand put food banks in a difficult situation. 'There's so many areas that we're seeing those small cuts and they add up and all those areas, we use those funds to purchase food to be able to distribute to these communities, especially through our direct service programs,' Chafin said. 'And so when we don't have those resources, it makes it very difficult.' Chafin said the next big challenge will be dealing with proposed cuts to the SNAP program. 'It's one of the most difficult years and landscapes that we're looking at in a long time,' Chafin said. 'And it brings, you know, concern, it brings worry that we want to make sure that we have the resources to meet those needs. And we're going to continue to work hard to do that and, make sure that we stretch those dollars and help individuals that need our support most.' Chafin did provide some good news, detailing how their summer food service program, which anticipates serving more than 6,000 kids, won't be affected. 'We're really excited that we've been able to expand that program,' Chafin said. 'We've been able to keep our AmeriCorps volunteers. That's come down from federal support. So those are all great things that will help us, feed more children this summer. We know that this is a great program because it's reimbursable. It's just like the school lunch program. And, we're really excited about this program because we know that we have the resources that we need.' Second Harvest Food Bank needs the community's help to meet its needs of donations and volunteers. More information can be found on their website, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Detroit Tigers' Andrew Chafin doesn't make Opening Day roster, headed to Triple-A Toledo
Detroit Tigers left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin — an 11-year MLB veteran on a minor league contract — did not make the 2025 Opening Day roster, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who was granted anonymity because the roster move is not official. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Before then, the Tigers must cut their MLB roster to 26 players. Chafin is expected to report to Triple-A Toledo. MORE MOVES: Tigers option last year's closer Jason Foley to Triple-A In the 2024 season, Chafin posted a 3.51 ERA with 31 walks and 70 strikeouts across 56⅓ innings in 62 relief appearances for the Tigers (41 games) and Texas Rangers (21 games). The Tigers traded Chafin to the Rangers at the July 30 trade deadline for prospects Chase Lee and Joseph Montalvo. Chafin signed a minor league contract Feb. 24 with the Tigers, in which he earns a prorated $2.5 million for time spent in the big leagues. Chafin hasn't pitched at the Triple-A level since 2022 during a rehabilitation assignment. Before then, he hadn't been in Triple-A since 2016. This story will be updated. Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on demand at Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tigers roster news: Andrew Chafin doesn't make Opening Day team
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Detroit Tigers sign Andrew Chafin to minor league contract with invite to spring training
LAKELAND, Fla. — Andrew Chafin has returned to the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers signed Chafin, a left-handed reliever, to a minor league contract Monday evening with a non-roster invitation to MLB spring training. The 34-year-old previously pitched for the Tigers in the 2022 and 2024 seasons. The contract details are unknown. In the 2024 season, Chafin posted a 3.51 ERA with 31 walks and 70 strikeouts across 56⅓ innings in 62 relief appearances for the Tigers (41 games) and Texas Rangers (21 games). The Tigers traded Chafin to the Rangers at the July 30 trade deadline for prospects Chase Lee and Joseph Montalvo. He made $4.75 million in 2024. It's unclear if Chafin, an 11-year MLB veteran, will be ready to join the Tigers as part of the 2025 Opening Day roster, but if he makes it, he would join Tommy Kahnle, Jason Foley, John Brebbia, Will Vest, Beau Brieske and Tyler Holton in the bullpen. That scenario leaves one spot up for grabs in camp. [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] In 2024, Chafin ranked in the 97th percentile in chase rate (35.1%), 96th percentile in whiff rate (34.5%), 85th percentile in strikeout rate (28.5%) but 4th percentile in walk rate (12.6%). Chafin has pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2014-20, 2023), Tigers (2022, 2024), Chicago Cubs (2020-21), Oakland Athletics (2021), Rangers (2024) and Milwaukee Brewers (2023) throughout his 11-year MLB career, recording a 3.42 ERA across 508⅓ innings in 601 games. Chafin lives on a farm near Massillon, Ohio with his wife and kids, making Detroit a preferred destination in free agency due to its proximity to home. He owns a 2.96 ERA in his 105-game career with the Tigers, spanning 64 games in 2022 and 41 games in 2024. This story will be updated. Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on demand at Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers sign Andrew Chafin to minor league contract
