As the price of groceries and other items continues to rise, so does the need in communities in Jackson and across the country. The Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi hoped to make up for it by handing out food boxes for Thanksgiving parties that contained ham, cabbage, sweet potatoes, fruit from Dole Packaging and a pie. The organization also distributed bottled water to residents affected by a water line break earlier this week. The Capitol Street Center was closed all week due to low water pressure, reopening Friday in time for the holiday drawing. “The Boys & Girls Club is about serving the hometown model. We can serve our kids, but our parents and our community. , if they’re not whole, it doesn’t matter what we do with the kids, because it takes everything the town and the whole family,” said Naomi Jackson, interim CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi. Jackson said inflation has made the need even greater this year. “Even though people are not personally talking about their needs and what’s going on with them, there is a huge need in this community,” Jackson said. The line formed outside the Boys & Girls Club at 9 a.m. for the drawing that didn’t start until noon. Organizers handed out boxes of food to the first 200 cars in line. “At least they know that for Thanksgiving they can have a ham and some cole slaw and sweet potatoes and a pie on their table,” Jackson said.
As the price of groceries and other items continues to rise, so does the need in communities in Jackson and across the country.
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi hoped to make up for it by handing out food boxes for Thanksgiving parties that contained ham, cabbage, sweet potatoes, fruit from Dole Packaging and a pie. The organization also distributed bottled water to residents who were affected by a water line break earlier this week.
The Capitol Street Center was closed all week due to low water pressure, reopening Friday in time for holiday gift giving.
“The Boys & Girls Club is about serving from the hometown model. We can serve our kids, but our parents and our community, if they’re not whole, it doesn’t matter what we do with the kids, because it takes all the town and the whole family,” said Naomi Jackson, interim CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi.
Jackson said inflation has made the need even greater this year.
“Even though people don’t talk personally about their needs and what’s going on with them, there’s a huge need in this community,” Jackson said.
The line formed outside the Boys & Girls Club at 9 a.m. for the drawing that didn’t start until noon. Organizers handed out boxes of food to the first 200 cars in line.
“At least they know that for Thanksgiving they can have a ham and some cole slaw and sweet potatoes and a pie on their table,” Jackson said.
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