CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — As he often does, Ben Anderson made a stop Wednesday at his neighborhood grocery store, but this time with a heavy heart.
Matthew 25, the nonprofit operating Cultivate Hope Corner Store, announced Sept. 30, 2026, that it will be closing its doors on Dec. 18.
“I’ve been coming here since it opened,” said Anderson, of the store’s launch in April 2022. “I stop almost every day on my way home from work.”…