Community organizations collaborate to offer free lunches

Community organizations collaborate to offer free lunches

METRO HAVE BEENOUT OF SCHOOLGOING ON THREEWEEKS NOW DUETO COVID-19.OMAHA PUBLICSCHOOLS ARECLOSEDINDEFINITELY ...SO LEADERS INTHE NORTH OMAHACOMMUNITY ARESTEPPING UP TOHELP FAMILIESFEED THEIR KIDS.REPORTERSYDNEY GRAY HASTHE STORY.03:46:54-:03:46:58"WE DON'T WANTTO WAIT FORANYONE TO STEPUP AND SAY HEYLET US COME HELPYOU, WE'RE GOINGTO DO IT ON OUROWN TO REALLYTAKE CARE OF OURFAMILY."SO THAT'S JUSTWHAT THESECOMMUNITYLEADERS AREDOING ...TAKING CARE OFTHEIR NEIGHBORS,IENDS .

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3:46:41-:03:46I THINK SOMETIMESNORTH OMAHAGETS A BAD WRAP...AND WE WANTPEOPLE TO KNOWTHAT -- NO WEHAVE SOME GREATLEADERS AND WEHAVE GREATPEOPLE THAT LIVEIN THESECOMMUNITIES ANDWE ARE HERE TOSUPPORT OURCOMMUNITY."8 DIFFERENTCOMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS--INLCUDI NG NORTHOMAHANEIGHBORHOODALLIANCE ANDOMAHA UNITEDFORYOUTH--JOINEDFORCES WITHEMERY'S CAFE TOPROVIDE 500LUNCHES TO THECOMMUNITY.JACKEE WELCHCO-OWNS EMERY'SCAFE WITH HERDAUGHTER,DIAMOND SIMMS.:03:49:14-:03:49:25"WE ARE AFAMILY-ORIENTATEDBUSINESS YOUKNOW ...AND I THOUGHTWHAT DO WE ALLDO WHEN FAMILY ISDOWN ...WE PITCH IN JOINTOGETHER, DOWHAT WE NEED TODO TO HELP EACHOTHER OUT."MEN, WOMEN ANDEVEN SOME KIDSBRAVED THE COLDTO HAND OUT THELUNCHES.SIMMS SAYS IT'S ABLESSING TO BE INA POSITION TOGIVE BACK.:03:50:58-:03:51:14 "IAM VERY AWARETHAT MOST OF THEKIDS IN THECOMMUNITY AREEITHER EATINGREDUCED LUNCHAT SCHOOL OTRFREE ...AND SOME OF OURKIDS IF THEY'RENOT EATING ATSCHOOL, THEY'REHOME--I KNOWPARENTS STILLHAVE TO GO TOWORK ..DAYCARES ARECUTTING BACK, SOIF WE COULD JUSTGIVE OUT ACOUPLE LUNCHESAND HELP OUT I'MDEFINITELYWILLING TO DOTHAT."PRECIOUSMCKESSON ...WHO'S THEPRESIDENT OFNONA, SAYSHOSTING THE GIVEAWAY ON NORTH24TH IS SPECIAL.:03:47:34-:03:47:40"IT'S HISTORIC ...AND NOT ONLYHISTORIC A LOT OFPEOPLE PAVED THEWAY, AND IT ALLSTARTED DOWNHERE ON 24THSTREET.":03:50:16-:03:50:20"WHEN THECOMMUNITY ISGOING THROUGHSOMETHING, ANDWE'RE ALL FAMILYTHAT'S WHY WE'REDOING THIS."IN NORTH OMAHA ..SYDNEY GRAY 3NN.MCKESSON SAYSHERORGANIZATION ANDOTHERS PLAN TODO MORE IN THECOMMUNITY OVERTHE NEXT FEWWEEKS ..AND THE OWNERSOF EMERY'S SAYTHEY HOPE TOSTART PROVIDINGMEALS ON AWEEKLY BASIS.