The Franklin Food Bank had just moved to a larger location in 2019 and launched the Client Choice Market, which allowed families and individuals to enter the facility and "shop" by choosing their own foods. It was like a "war on hunger," Smith said. Food insecurity affects all."Īlmost as soon as it began, the Client Choice Program had to shutter in 2020 as everything − even a way to distribute food − had to be re-evaluated and reworked. We've had the pleasure of serving this community for almost 50 years and will be here as long as there are families that need our support. "Our amazing staff and volunteers are dedicated to our mission of neighbors helping neighbors. "But the Client Choice model was able to better achieve their mission of serving the community’s food needs in an atmosphere of dignity and respect," Smith said. Annually it serves more than 20,000 clients.Īnd every bag is filled, and meal is given with dignity and respect for those in need, said the food bank’s Executive Director Derek Smith. The Franklin Food Bank has been a source of nourishment for the greater Somerset County community, serving more than 2.5 million meals and 4 million pounds of food to thousands of clients since it opened in 1975. After it was closed for two years because of COVID, the Franklin Food Bank’s most popular offering – the Client Choice Program – has returned.
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