Englewood had six elementary schools close in 2013 and in the years since that upheaval, residents have found ways to help the community. A once-shuttered elementary school started out as a food pantry, but is now The Center of Englewood.
“Where we are right now is a little piece of heaven,” said Martin, who has run a medical clinic out of The Center for nearly four years. “We have a tidbit of everything that our community may need.”
“It’s client choice. It’s like shopping at a grocery store,” said Brian Anderson, founder and executive director of Shepherd’s Hope. “We put limits on certain foods and others they can take as many as they want. We always have meat, eggs, milk.”“I came by for lunch and you know, just heading back on out enjoying the rest of the day. … It’s really actually a part of my daily schedule,” Englewood resident Crystal Matthews said.
Now for the last few years, he and others have been working to fill the health care and food deserts in Englewood amid a pandemic. According to Anderson, about 20% of the population served is homeless. Seventeen other organizations now operate out of the 27-classroom facility.
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