Food Giveaway

A partnership between the Family Resource Center and Magnolia Healthcare is getting free meat to hundreds of people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Partnership between the family resource center and molina healthcare is getting free meat to hundreds of people impacted by the covid 19 pandemoic.

Allie martin has more from tupelo.

Response to the free meat giveaway was so great, the family resource center had to set up two locations.

Vehicles lined up to fill out paperwork at frc's offices on church street.

Nats the drive through giveaway was a couple of blocks away at the organization's offices on magazine street.

"they're getting ten pounds of chicken, bologna, hot dogs, hand sanitizer, the first 200 got a mask donated to us, by blythe cox drugstore in booneville" the meat giveaway was made possible through a partnership between the frc and molina healthcare.

The company paid for the meat and helped with the distribution.

"there's increase need across the board, whether it's household supplies, food, people are hoarding things in the stores, so when you have a chance to give back, and we get our hands on some of the commodities and give back, it's very helpful."

Gregory payne senior was one of hundreds who came through the line for free meat.

He was laid off because of the covid 19 related shutdowns and is grateful for help he's received from many sources.

"president trump and tate reeves have done everything they can, i'm appreciative, and god bless all mississippians, if you need food, please come down and get it, do not let your pride get in the way."

Standup close molina healthcare is planning more partnerships like this throughout the state, the family resource center says they look forward to partnering with molina and others who want to lend a helping hand.

In tupelo, allie martin, wcbi news.

Last year the family research center served 72 thousand people in 42 counties across mississippi.

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