Joanne Braccio once went to restaurants and supermarkets to try to see if she could take any extras home to feed her children. She knows firsthand what it’s like to have limited resources.
In 2022, she created the Love Thy Neighbor Community Market to serve the west St. Petersburg area. Currently, it is located in a 500-square-foot space in a retail strip center on 913 72nd Street N.
In November, Braccio is relocating the food pantry to a new, 1,600-square-foot unit at 7110 5th Avenue N., just a few minutes away from its original location (this was to ensure current clients can still have access to the market, she explained)…