“It is a blessing,” said Mary Harmon, who says things have been tough since a tree fell on her house last month, and the unexpected expenses have put a big dent in her family’s budget.
‘This is the first time I have really had to reach out for help. I am an independent person, and I appreciate everything that is handed to me right now,” Harmon said.
The YMCA of Memphis and the Mid South partnered with the church to bring its “Serving Up Smiles” food distribution to Northeast Mississippi.
Each box contains enough shelf-stable food for breakfast and lunch over a 7-day period. The food boxes are for anyone 18 and younger. To get the boxes, you just drive up to the truck, let them know how many children are in the house, and wait as the food boxes are loaded.
Monique Bush with the YMCA says the food helps fill a critical need during the summer, when school is out.
‘I had no idea that food insecurity was such a huge, a huge detriment for a lot of our families and so for me to be able to step in, for me, this is purpose, for me to be able to step in, bridge the gap, it is an honor to get to do this and I get to do it with the YMCA,” Bush said.
Dr. Keith Cochran, Pastor of West Jackson Street Baptist Church, says the outreach is a practical way to help neighbors.
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