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Filling the food desert gap

Clip: 9/24/2020 | 1m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

This Pastor saw hungry neighbors walk 7 miles for groceries. So he started his own store.

Pastor Christopher Jones watched as neighbors were forced to walk 7 miles to buy food once the grocery store chain left his community. He and other church organizations then decided to create their own neighborhood grocery store to do their part in bridging the food disparity gap.

09/24/2020

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