DETROIT – Food is getting more expensive. Detroit’s unemployment rate is sitting at more than 10%. And tens of thousands of Metro Detroiters are struggling with food insecurity. But on Tuesday nights in northwest Detroit — one organization is doing something about it.
It is called Mom’s Market — and it is not your typical food pantry.
Launched in May, Mom’s Market welcomes 700 to 800 people every single week. Families walk through and pick out fresh produce, bread, dairy, prepared foods and rescued groceries — at their own pace, with their own dignity.
It was built specifically for single working moms who cannot make it to daytime food fairs, running every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. on Lenore Avenue.
And when families are done shopping — they sit down to a full hot meal before heading home.
Jacqueline Moore, founder and CEO of local nonprofit SDM² Project Education, spoke with Local 4 about what inspired Mom’s Market and how it’s helping to support Detroit families in need.
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