After seeing rising food insecurity in the last five years, Trillium Health decided to expand its food pantry to serve more people.
That $6 million project is now complete, and the pantry opened Thursday at 259 Monroe Avenue in Rochester. It looks and functions like a small grocery store. People come in and choose their own food from the shelves.
“Coming into a food pantry can be, I think, tough for individuals,” said Trillium President and CEO Jason Barnecut-Kearns, “and we wanted them to feel comfortable. That’s why we went with this model.”…