Greater Cleveland Food Bank Community Resource Center helping out [Video]

As people file through the market’s grocery store-style set up, complete with shopping carts, they’re able to choose from a variety of fresh, frozen and shelf-stable food items twice a month. In addition to food assistance, they can also utilize resources like the MetroHealth Clinic, United Way of Greater Cleveland and Shoes and Clothes for Kids, among other partners and nonprofits who have offices on site. 

“It makes sense to have the resources most favorable for our community under one roof,” said Tiffany Scruggs, executive director at the Community Resource Center. “We know there’s transportation barriers, and also with inflation, it just made sense. There’s national data that supports it. But we surveyed our neighbors and they told us exactly what services to have here on site.”

In addition to more than a dozen co-located …