Annie
Ruiz, a former Bell High student works with a local church to distribute food
every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9pm to families who are in need. The food
distribution takes place on 52nd ST and Compton Ave.
Trader Joe's and
Stater Bros. donate groceries to the church that will expire within 15 days.
The groceries include: meats, vegetables, and a myriad of fruit. Annie added
that if they get lucky, local stores or people from the community donate
toothpaste, soap, or other things for personal hygiene.
Annie says,
"Our main goal is to help the community. We provide them with food and other
essential stuff. Everyone in the community is welcomed, we even provide the
bags!"
Now that a lot more people have been
showing up, they decided to move the distribution to a now permanent setting,
the 52nd St and Compton Ave location. She said, "A lot
more people have been showing up, especially single mothers and their
kids."
My news story was fairly easy to write. The only hard part was getting an interview with my cousin since she works full time and is attending college. It was cool finding about this program and the many people it benefits.
