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TODAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MOBILE MARKET HERE AT THE JC SIMMONS COMMUNITY CENTER.
EVERY THURSDAY FROM 10 TO 12, WE WILL HAVE THESE RACKS OF HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS.
WE'VE COME TOGETHER TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THIS GENERAL AREA TO BE ABLE TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AND GET GROCERIES, OR AS THEY USED TO SAY, MAKE GROCERIES.
AND SO WE'VE DONE THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE FOOD, FOOD INSECURITIES HERE, AND THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MANY OPTIONS.
SO WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO COME AND GET THESE TYPE OF ISLAND.
WE'RE EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR FAMILIES TO ACCESS THE NOURISHMENT THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
WE FEED SO MANY PEOPLE AND OUR MOBILE MARKET'S GONNA BE A BIG PART OF ADDING THAT TO THIS CALLED FOOD DESERT.
WE HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT IT IS A FOOD DESERT.
WE HAVE THE POP-UP MARKET GOING NOW, AND WE'LL HAVE A MOBILE MARKET IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE THINK WE BELIEVE WOULD IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY AND CREATE A BRIDGE, A BRIDGE TOWARD A GROCERY STORE OPERATION COMING TO THIS MARKET, ALL THE FOOD HERE AT THE MOBILE MARKET HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY SECOND HARVEST, SO IT'S NONE OF THE DONATED ITEMS THAT THEY USE IN THE FOOD PANTRIES.
INSTEAD, THESE ARE PURCHASED ITEMS AND THEY'RE SOLD AT A REDUCED COST.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE AT LEAST 15 TO 20% BELOW, UH, WALMART PRICES.
I'M HOLDING A BAG OF RICE AND A BAG OF RED BEANS, STAPLES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THESE ARE THE TYPE OF ITEMS ALONG WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS WELL AS BEVERAGES THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HERE.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE THIS.
SO FAR, WE DON'T HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THIS, SO SOMETIME IT MAKE US EAT UNHEALTHY.
AND SO HAVING THIS IS A GREAT HELP.
IN LATE SUMMER, A SECOND HARVEST WILL BE OBTAINING A LARGE TRUCK THAT WILL MAKE THIS ACTUALLY MOBILE.
AND SO GOING FORWARD, WE WILL HAVE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN FOOD DESERTS ACROSS THE PARISH.
WE WILL HAVE THIS SAME GROCERY STORE, UH, BUT ON A TRUCK.
SO IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE ACROSS A WIDER RANGE OF THE PARISH WHERE PEOPLE ARE LACKING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.