Community Food Bank's New Warehouse: Fighting Hunger

0:00The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama is deep into building a huge new warehouse in Bessemer almost one year in and still on track for a June move This spot at 4336 turn drive of Lakeshore Parkway clocks in at a hundred and five thousand square feet almost twice the size of there Current 72,000 square foot setup on Robert Jimison Road in Birmingham Demand has them bursting at the scenes right now, so this upgrade is make or break in 2025 alone they shipped out more than 24 million pounds of food through over 300 partners across the region CEO Nicole Williams lays it out straight in security has climbed non-stop since they launched in 1982 spiking even higher after the pandemic and staying there hitting families hard the new digs doubled down on freezer and cooler space too Jumping from 7,400 square feet to over 13,000 making room for way more bulk goods and fresh stuff that doesn't last

1:02With this move locked in they'll flip the old Birmingham building and keep the fight against hunger rolling stronger than ever in central Alabama That's the story for today Birmingham news today driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story