Community Cooperative Announces October 2024 Mobile Food Pantry Times and Locations
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Community Cooperative Collaborates with The Immokalee Foundation and Midwest Food Bank for Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantry in Immokalee
FORT MYERS, Fla. (October 1, 2024) – Community Cooperative is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with The Immokalee Foundation and Midwest Food Bank to host a Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantry in Immokalee on October 10th. This marks a significant step in expanding Community Cooperative’s outreach and addressing food insecurity in an additional underserved area of southwest Florida.
This Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantry will bring essential food supplies directly to the Immokalee community. Thanks to The Immokalee Foundation’s dedicated volunteers and Midwest Food Bank’s generous food supply, this collaboration showcases their collective commitment to fighting hunger and improving access to nutritious food for those in need.
“We are truly grateful for the opportunity to collaborate alongside The Immokalee Foundation and Midwest Food Bank,” said Enyah Thompkins, Food Pantries Coordinator at Community Cooperative. “By joining forces, we can extend our reach and make a meaningful impact in Immokalee, ensuring that more families have access to the resources they need.”
The mobile food pantry will operate on October 10th at Immokalee High School, 701 Immokalee Drive Immokalee, FL 34142 from 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM, offering a variety of food items to help alleviate immediate needs and support the well-being of the community.
For more information about the Pop-Up Mobile Food Pantry in Immokalee on October 10th please contact Yeimi Espinoza, Director of Community Outreach at [email protected] or visit www.immokaleefoundation.org.
About Community Cooperative
Since 1984, Community Cooperative has worked to effectively eliminate hunger and homelessness in southwest Florida while simultaneously inspiring and supporting sustained positive change in its clients by delivering innovative food, education, and social service programs. With a dedicated team of volunteers, board of directors and staff, Community Cooperative stays committed to its core responsibility to collect and distribute resources through a strong and viable network of community partners. Community Cooperative is an exemplary steward of the resources entrusted to it and serves clients with compassion and integrity. Through collaboration and ongoing education, Community Cooperative supports and strengthens those whose lives have been affected by hunger and homelessness, ensuring that they have access to the resources necessary to transform their lives with dignity.