‘We are better together’: North O churches step up to serve 500+ neighbors

  • Three North Omaha churches joined together to serve warm meals and desserts as families face partial SNAP benefits.
  • Pastor Eugene Rollerson says the effort supports SNAP recipients, unhoused neighbors, and anyone needing community.
  • Organizers prepared food for more than 500 people, highlighting the importance of unity during challenging times

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With the federal government now re-opened, Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services has resumed distribution of food assistance. But for November, only partial SNAP benefits were sent out — leaving many households uncertain about how they’d get through the month.

Earlier today, three churches — including Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church — joined forces to help fill that gap. At their community gathering, volunteers served warm meals, homemade desserts, and drinks to anyone who needed them…

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