That oasis is Northwest Harvest's Cherry Street Food Bank. The food bank, located in an old gymnasium, serves between 1,200 and 1,700 people every Monday and Wednesday. In short, they reflect the faces that we all see everyday in our own neighborhoods.
Most people find it difficult to ask for help.
That's why we try to make visits to the food bank as comfortable as possible . Inside, they pick up a bag of rice, some beans, canned vegetables, meat when available, and bread. Outside, under the awnings, volunteers distribute potatoes, onions and various fresh vegetables. Sometimes, a donation of coffee, juice or cookies will come in, adding variety. Thirty years ago, this agency was formed to reach out to the poor, talk with them and learn from them their needs.