The Blessing Box Project

08/12/2026

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Shades of Grace is excited to partner with the ETSU Street Medicine Team to provide compassionate, patient-centered healthcare for individuals who are in need.

The Street Medicine Clinic will be at Shades of Grace, 313 E. Sullivan Street in downtown Kingsport, on Thursday, August 13, from 9:00 a.m. until 12 p.m.

No insurance is required, there is no cost, and no appointment is needed.

Services available include primary care for sick visits and minor illnesses, blood pressure checks, diabetes screening and management, chronic disease management, wound and foot care, vaccinations when available, health screenings, medication review, and health education.

Please share this information so it can reach someone who may need these services.

Shades of Grace: A United Methodist Congregation
📍 313 E. Sullivan St., Kingsport, TN 37660

08/12/2026

Sweet treats are nice occasinally.but so much goes into a cake mix. Ingridient wise.....short simple idea if you feel led to put cake mixes in a blessing box put it in a freezer ziplock with a can of coke or sprite. That one can replaces the egg the oil and the butter.

08/09/2026

Most schools have started back in the area but remember folks the need is still real I have noticed most blessing boxes in Kingsport are almost empty. If you could help somebody in need that would greatly be appreciated

07/06/2026

This post speaks volumes

06/03/2026

Summertime is here. Kids are out of school, food needs increase. Please if you can, drop by a box and help make a difference in someones life.

06/01/2026

Thers a long list of Blessing boxes. Do you know of one not on the list? Let us know so that we may help others in need. THANKS

05/31/2026

Some important reminders: please remember that the only food to be left in the boxes needs to be shelf stable. Yes everyone would love it if we could do fresh things and dairy but the reality is some of this stuff sits in 90+ degree heat and spoils the rest of the food in the box. Greek yogurt that had gone bad was found in some boxes a couple of weeks ago. Please also do NOT leave food outside of the boxes either as it attracts bugs🪳, raccoons🦝, other critters and potentially even larger animals in the more rural areas. 🐻

05/30/2026

Attention Blessing Box owners! Please read this initiative and let them know if you are willing to put a QR code in your box. This is an amazing way to see all of our boxes mapped out for those that need them.

Project Bless_Me is a service project in development that aims to create a digital database of all the Blessing Boxes our team can map within the region. We are securing permission from Blessing Box locations throughout the region to affix a 2"x2" QR code sticker that includes a URL address and states "For further resources." When individuals walk up to the box and scan the QR code (or type in the URL address), they will then be able to see our web app database of all the Blessing Boxes we have mapped in our region, including Washington, Greene, Sullivan, and Carter counties so far. There will also be a tab for additional resources, such as Second Harvest and clothing closets. We will be generating paper copies of the map that populates within our database and distributing it to receptive locations (such as churches, food pantries, and community service centers).

We humbly request that Blessing Box owners grant us permission to affix the 2"x2" sticker described above to their boxes. We hope that including these locations in Project Bless_Me will make resources more accessible for vulnerable individuals in our region.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Annie Eum at [email protected] to confirm your participation in this project. Together, I hope we can collaborate to create something innovative, supportive, and necessary for our region.

01/22/2026

The box at Little Shop of Feathers in downtown Kingsport has a lot of baby food in it right now if anyone is in need.