Empowering the Masses community market is asking for donations for Saturday's distribution, which will be the biggest yet ahead of Thanksgiving.
Empowering the Masses community market provides food for hundreds of families every week. This Saturday's distribution will be the biggest yet ahead of ThanksgivingA nonprofit in Dallas that is addressing food insecurity is in need of a few extra birds to make Thanksgiving brighter for families.is organizing a Thanksgiving Basket Drive this Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Families who show up will get free holiday groceries on a first come, first serve basis.
, PepsiCo and FritoLay. This allowed them to open a community market on Samuell Boulevard, an area that has is part of several areas in the city designated as a food desert. "We're strategic because this used to be an old liquor store. And when we're talking about addressing the social determinants of health and the social drivers of health, that's one of the things that's causing our neighborhood not to be as healthy as they can be because there's a lack of access to healthy quality foods," said Tammy Johnson, executive director of Empowering the Masses.
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