On Sunday, Aug. 2 community4u food bank will hold a food distribution in Newark. The Roosevelt-based organization reports it is prepared to serve more than 2,500 families in need.
The event, held in partnership with Bessie Green Community and United Community Corp., will run from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Edison Place Park Lot at 246 Market St.
Roosevelt Community4u Food Bank was established in 2014 with a mission to help people in need with the basic necessities while preserving their dignity. The food bank delivers more than 350 weekly food packages and cooked meals to families and seniors in need.
The organization reports that since March, “we saw a growing need for food in rural and urban food-insecure communities. It is obvious that as the weeks go by and unemployment surges, this dramatically increases the vulnerability of these households. We now hold monthly food distributions serving over 2,000 families so that they can have food to put on their table. Since many of the recipients have never visited a food bank or been in need of our services we have really broken down the stigma that getting free food is only for poor families.”
For more information on Community4u, click here.