Parkers Kitchen ,a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader headquartered in Savannah, Ga., announced a $1 million donation to Union Mission earlier today to support Union Mission’s new Resource Center, which will be located in the former Family Dollar store at 702 W. Oglethorpe Ave. in Savannah. The new Resource Center will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will focus on providing strategic services and solutions for the area’s homeless population.
Through the Parker’s Community Fund, Parker’s Kitchen donated $1 million to Union Mission to help renovate the existing 8,200 square-foot building at the corner of Fahm Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. Company founder and Executive Chairman Greg Parker also pledged that Parker’s Kitchen will host a series of round-up campaigns to support Union Mission in the future, with the convenience store company matching 25% of all customer donations.
“At Parker’s Kitchen, we know that homelessness is a growing problem in Savannah and want to be part of the solution,” Greg Parker explained. “We think Union Mission’s new Resource Center is an outstanding community model that will encourage people experiencing homelessness to get off the street and access the services they need to help get their lives back on track.”…