Larger Grace Christian Church in Toledo and Brown Bag Meals Challenge in Bowling Inexperienced have served greater than 200 individuals in Lucas and Wooden counties with this system.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Two space meals pantries are working with United Manner of Larger Toledo and DoorDash to offer meals help to those that want it however have issue leaving their houses.
Arlene and Invoice Huckaby have run a meals pantry at Larger Grace Christian Church in downtown Toledo since 2018.
Arlene stated the meals supply effort is a blessing for her pantry.
“Having the ability to attain them, particularly seniors who’re cooped up and don't have households to offer for his or her wants, that is the blessing we've been praying for,” he stated.
The couple has at all times wished to ship meals to those that couldn’t personally go to their pantry however stated that they had not had the assets.
“Once I acquired the decision from United Manner it was a no brainer,” Invoice stated. “We simply go forward and leap in with each toes and we're making an affect for positive.”
Emily Matthews, United Manner 211 program director, helps run the brand new supply program by means of DoorDash.
United Manner sends DoorDash drivers to Larger Grace or Brown Bag Meals Challenge in Bowling Inexperienced. The meals pantries then ship a field of meals to drivers who’re paid by means of DoorDash.
Greater than 200 individuals in Lucas and Wooden counties have acquired providers by means of this system, Matthews stated.
“Now we have actually nice partnerships with a big protection space,” he stated. “However we want to develop that protection space so we are able to attain extra individuals.”
United Manner is trying not just for extra meals pantries, but additionally suppliers of things like pet meals or home items.
Invoice urged extra individuals from different close by counties to hitch forces.
“We're all on this collectively,” he stated. “Now we have to work collectively and we now have to assist one another.”
Distributors keen on taking part on this program can electronic mail Emily Matthews at ematthews@211toledoteam.org.
For many who want meals help, you may dial 2-1-1 for extra details about the service.