The Brown Bag Bus delivers nutritious meals to children who don’t have access to grocery stores or other sources of healthy food.
The program currently covers 500 children in six Montgomery neighborhoods. The goal is to eventually include Elmore County neighborhoods as well.Each lunch includes a vegetable, fruit, protein and a carton of milk. The meals are delivered in the afternoons Monday through Friday. Rose said they do holidays too.WSFA 12 News is launching a new, multipart series that aims to tackle Alabama’s persistent issues with poverty.
One patron is Brittania Grayson, who said said her children look forward to the bus’ arrival every day. She said she is grateful for the program, which helps to supplement her family’s food budget.“There was no fresh vegetables in the neighborhood, no grocery stores,” said the YMCA’s Eleanor Thomas, who helps administer the Brown Bag Bus program.
Thomas said the program also helps the YMCA expand its services. She said many of the children who take advantage of the free meals do not take advantage of other YMCA offerings. “These are people that we don’t normally see at the Y. You have to go to them. They don’t come to us,” she said.and ask to be added to the volunteer newsletter. The organization is especially looking for bus drivers who have their CDL license.
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