BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama has moved into a new warehouse off Lakeshore Parkway, a space the organization says will help it feed more people across the state.
The food bank said food insecurity rates rise every year. Last year, the food bank provided 20 million meals across its 12-county footprint, but an estimated 48 million meals are still needed across the state.
The new warehouse has 150,000 square feet of space. Nicole Williams, CEO of the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, said the old space had run out of room.
“The old space, we were just running out of space,” Williams said…