The Food Bank of North Alabama has received a pair of grants totaling $350,000 from Publix Charities to increase operational efficiency.
The Food Bank of North Alabama serves 206,820 people who experience food insecurity in North Alabama.
The grants will provide the food bank with a vehicle to use for collecting donations from grocery stores and a bar-coding system for its distribution center in Huntsville as well as other equipment. These items will help the food bank increase operational efficiency and better meet the elevated need for food assistance in North Alabama, including the nearly 60,000 kids in North Alabama who experience food insecurity…