Community Food Bank of Central Alabama breaks ground on new facility in Bessemer

IN YOUR FULL FORECAST. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, JORDAN. WELL, THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BROKE GROUND ON A NEW FACILITY JUST HOURS AGO. THIS COMES AS THE FOOD BANK COULD LOSE MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT THEY USE TO BUY FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMERS. �� 13 EMMA OWEN JOINS US LIVE THIS MIDDAY. AND, EMMA, THIS EXPANSION IS COMING AT A TIME WHEN FOOD BANKS ARE REALLY IN NEED. YEAH, SARAH, THIS IS A REALLY HUGE DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. AND I’M JOINED HERE BY NICOLE WILLIAMS, CEO. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE TO BE EXCITED. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS DAY HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT AND WHAT YOU ALL JUST DID A FEW MINUTES AGO. WELL, IT IS A VERY EXCITING DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE FUTURE SITE OF THE NEW FOOD BANK, AND IT’S REALLY AN EXCITING DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THIS NEW FACILITY MEANS THAT WE’LL BE ABLE TO FEED MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY, AND THAT’S OUR MISSION. THAT’S WHY WE ARE HERE. THAT IS SO AWESOME. AND I KNOW Y’ALL ARE SET FOR A SPRING OPENING FOR NEXT YEAR. COULD BE OPERATING BY THAT TIME. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MESSAGE TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED? YOU KNOW, CAN PEOPLE COME BY AND VOLUNTEER WHEN THAT TIME COMES? ABSOLUTELY. WE NEED ALL EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND HELP US WITH THIS PROJECT. WE NEED DONORS. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. WE HOST VOLUNTEERS IN OUR WAREHOUSE EVERY DAY TO HELP BUILD FOOD BOXES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND YEAH, WE JUST WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT’S A 53 WEEK BUILD, SO FINGERS CROSSED WE’LL BE IN THE BUILDING BY NEXT SPRING AND REALLY ABLE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT WE CAN GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS SO INCREDIBLE. A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. AND THEN EARLIER YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE CAN KIND OF TRACK THE PROGRESS. HOW CAN PEOPLE DO THAT? YEAH. GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT FEEDING DOT ORG AND LOOK FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. THERE’S A WHOLE LANDING PAGE FOR THE CAMPAIGN, AND YOU’LL SEE A LITTLE ARROW FOR OUR FUNDRAISING. AND THEY’LL BE UPDATED VIDEOS OF THE SITE WORK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO FOLLOW US AND SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING. THAT IS AWESOME. I’M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THIS PROJECT. SO NICOLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO HERE IN BESSEMER.

By next spring, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama hopes to be serving those in need out of a new facility.The food bank broke ground on the facility Thursday morning. It will be on Turin Drive in Bessemer."This new facility means that we'll be able to feed more of our neighbors who experience food insecurity, and that's our mission, that's why we are here," said Nicole Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. This organization supports 12 counties in Central Alabama. They supply millions of meals annually to more than 200 community partners. These include food pantries, shelters and children's programs.Williams is hopeful this new build will increase the amount of food they're getting out into the community, something she said everyone can play a role in."We need donors, we need volunteers, we host volunteers in our warehouse every day to help build food boxes and things like that," Williams said.Currently, the food bank feeds more than 145,000 people every month.If you'd like to learn more about how to get involved with the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, click here.

BESSEMER, Ala. —

By next spring, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama hopes to be serving those in need out of a new facility.

The food bank broke ground on the facility Thursday morning. It will be on Turin Drive in Bessemer.

"This new facility means that we'll be able to feed more of our neighbors who experience food insecurity, and that's our mission, that's why we are here," said Nicole Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama.

This organization supports 12 counties in Central Alabama. They supply millions of meals annually to more than 200 community partners. These include food pantries, shelters and children's programs.

Williams is hopeful this new build will increase the amount of food they're getting out into the community, something she said everyone can play a role in.

"We need donors, we need volunteers, we host volunteers in our warehouse every day to help build food boxes and things like that," Williams said.

Currently, the food bank feeds more than 145,000 people every month.

If you'd like to learn more about how to get involved with the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, click .

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Community Food Bank of Central Alabama breaks ground on new facility in Bessemer

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