The non-profit empowers low-income individuals & families
The Store, a free-referral based grocery store co-founded by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, will host its 3rd Annual Toy Store in early December. This festive holiday event allows parents facing food insecurity and currently supported by The Store to shop and choose gifts for their children, free of charge, full of dignity, and wrapped with love.
Numerous actors and actresses in town for Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas event the official start to the holiday movie season, were on hand last week to stuff hundreds of stockings to be given out during the Toy Store.
Due to the growing hunger crisis and generous community donations, The Store has served over two thousand families with food this year, an amount double from previous years. Therefore, the need for toys and supplies is even greater this year. The Store continues to partner with the First Responders Children’s Foundation to support some of the toys needed for the younger children, but thousands of items are still needed to make the event successful.
The donation drive has now launched and contributions can be made in three ways: purchasing items from The Toy Wishlist, donating financially at www.thestore.org or volunteering your time. Toys may also be purchased and dropped off unwrapped at The Store by November 25th.
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are co-founders of nonprofit organization The Store, a free referral based grocery store, which aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area. The Store operates with the mission of allowing people to shop for their basic needs in a way that protects dignity and fosters hope. There is no charge to those referred or to the people and agencies that send them. They may shop for food to supplement their income during times of crisis and as they work toward self-sufficiency. The Store currently works with nearly 50 referral agencies in Nashville to help families in securing food assistance while they access other support services, for a more comprehensive and holistic approach for families in need. The Store purchases all its food, with the exception of locally grown produce and in-kind donations through licensed vendors. The Store regularly serves over 2000 households regularly and plans to open its second location on Tri-Star Centennial’s campus in early 2026.
