Local nonprofit helps food insecure families through pandemic

A local nonprofit is doing what they can to help the food insecure families in Pima County through the pandemic.

IF YOU MAKE YOUR WAY INTO THERISING STAR CHURCH PARKINGLOT YOU'LL SEE THIS TRAILERIN THE BACK.

INSIDE YOU'LLFIND CHERYL AND KENNY NATFILLING BOXES WITH FOOD.CHERYL ALLY / CEO OF BRIGHTSTAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCORP.

WE'RE PROVIDING MEALS TOSCHOOLS.

EMERGENCY FOOD TOFAMILIES THAT MIGHT NEED THEM,AS WELL AS GIVING OUT FOOD ONA REGULAR BASIS TO THECOMMUNITY AT LARGE.

IT'S PARTOF THEIR NONPROFIT BRIGHTSTAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION.

IT STARTED IN20-12 WITH THIS WOMAN ELIHARDWOOD.

LAKENNEDY HARDWARE"KENNY" / PRESIDENT OF BRIGHTSTAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCORP.

ELI AND I WOULD RIDEAROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WEWANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THECOMMUNITY.

WHICH BECAMEBRIDGING THE GAP OF FOODINSECURE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.LAKENNEDY HARDWARE "KENNY" /PRESIDENT OF BRIGHT STARCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.THROUGHOUT TUCSON THERE ARE ALOT OF FAMILIES THAT REALLYDON'T HAVE THE ECONOMICRESOURCES THAT OTHERS DO ANDTHEY START TO FALL SHORT ONFOOD.

A NEW SURVEY SHOWS 46.5PERCENT OF ADULTS WITHFAMILIES EXPERIENCED JOB ORINCOME LOSS BECAUSE OFCOVID-19.

HERE IN OURCOMMUNITY HARDWARE SAYSTHEY'VE SEEN MORE FAMILIES INNEED SO THEY MADE SAFETYCHANGES.

THEY'VE SET UP ASOCIAL DISTANCING DRIVE THRUAND ARE MAKING DELIVERIES.SOT: LAKENNEDY HARDWARE"KENNY" / PRESIDENT OF BRIGHTSTAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCORP.

WE REACHED 900 AND 50SOMETHING FAMILIES IN OUR NEWDRIVE THRU LINES IN A TWO WEEKTIME.

THIS IS COMPARED TO THEAVERAGE OF 200 PEOPLE THEYTYPICALLY HELP.

THE NONPROFITPARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONSLIKE THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANKOF SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

KENNY ANDCHERYL SAY THEY ARE HERE TOHELP ANYONE IN PIMA COUNTYMAKE SURE THEY HAVE FOOD ONTHE TABLE.

THEIR WORK IS INHONOR OF THE LEGACY OF ELIHARDWARE WHO PASSED AWAY INTHE FALL OF 20-18.

LAKENNEDYHARDWARE "KENNY" / PRESIDENTOF BRIGHT STAR COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT CORP.

IN THIS TIMEOF A PANDEMIC, IT IS BAD.

ITHAS EFFECTIVE A LOT OF PEOPLE.A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LOSTTHEIR LIVES, A LOT OF FAMILIESARE HURTING, BUT THEIR ISSTILL AN OPPORTUNITY IN THISOBSTACLE.

WE CAN REACH OUT,AND HELP OTHERS.

SOT CHERYLALLY / CEO OF BRIGHT STARCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.

WEARE STILL HERE AND AS SOON ASTHIS PANDEMIC OVER WE WILL BEABLE TO SHAKE HANDS AND HUGAGAIN.

ON CAM REPORTER NEXTDRIVE THRUS FOR FOOD PICK UPARE JUNE 20TH AND 30TH FROM9AM TO 11 AM.

REPORTING ON THESOUTHSIDE VV KGUN9 OYS.