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People In Need Help Others In Need

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A group of homeless men in Nashville are giving all they have to help others in need. The men formed a partnership with Second Harvest that may turn into a monthly service project.

The assembly lines of volunteers are men that are part of Nashville's homeless community. The men live at the ministry a Room in the Inn.

"In this economic downturn, even the homeless want to do something to help the needy. We're recipients of food from Second Harvest, appreciative of all done for us and this is our way of giving back," said Charles Strobel with a Room in the Inn.

They donated their time at the Second Harvest food bank Thursday morning, sorting frozen foods.

"I think we have about 18 of them in there today - helping make boxes and sorting through food and we've done about four pallets today - maybe 5,000 pounds of food," said president of Second Harvest Jaynee Day.

Mario Holmes said he kept receiving, and with this job he had learned valuable life skills.

"Teamwork, getting organized, more community, working together. I love it - we all as one and stuff," said volunteer Mario Holmes.

Second Harvest depends on volunteers and the partnership comes at a time when they need it the most.

A new grocery rescue program brought in thousands of new items each month, and the volunteerism appeared to be contagious.

"On down the line, more volunteer work not only outside the community but perhaps at a Room in the Inn next season," said volunteer John Brazelton.

A Room in the Inn said they now plan to make volunteering at Second Harvest a monthly service project.