Grant provides masks and meals for Greenville’s Nicholtown community

The $5,000 is helping groups that work to help the Nicholtown area.

HUNDREDS OF MEALS AND MASKS.EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THEPARKING LOT OF HOPE CHURCH INGREENVILLE NICKEL TOWNCOMMUNITY.THERE IS HEALTH A NUTRITIOUSMEAL FOOD TO BRING HOME AND FACEMASKS.IT’S GREAT.I MEAN PEE PEE RATION CARE ALICEFULLER SAYS WITH HER HUSBAND OUTOF WORK RIGHT NOW HER FAMILYREALLY APPRECIATES THIS YOU’REYOU’RE FEELING A LITTLE HARD BUTWITH THEIR HELP IT’S A LOT BASE.IT IT A LOT BETTER.THIS HELP HAS BEEN HERE EVERYWEEK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NOW.IT’S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THENONPROFIT’S PROJECT HOST WHICHPROVIDES FOOD TO PEOPLE IN NEEDAND SUSTAINING WAY WHICH WORKSTO HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE ANDTHE NICKEL TOWN NEIGHBORHOODASSOCIATION.WE SAW THAT THERE WAS A NEED SHESAYS THE NICKEL TOWN COMMUNITYSTRUGGLES WITH POVERTY AND THEEFFECTS OF COVID-19 HAVE REALLYTAKEN A TOLL THE NEIGHBORHOODASSOCIATION WAS BEGINNING TOHEAR THAT THERE WERE SOMESENIORS ESPECIALLY IN THECOMMUNITY WHO WERE HAVING A HARDTIME GETTING OUT AND PROJECTHOST WAS GETTING AN INCREASE INTHE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REQUESTINGMEALS KNOWING THAT WHEN WE GOINTO WORK MYSELF AND THE AMAZINGSTAFF AT PROJECT HOPES AND THENIT’S MEANINGFUL WORK AND THATIT’S ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING TOPEOPLE’S HEALTH IN THEIR LIVES.THAT IS AN AMAZING FEELING.NOW THE GROUPS HAVE BEEN AWARDEDA FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANTFROM THE 1SC FUND ORGANIZERS SAYTHE MONEY WILL ALLOW THEM TOKEEP UP THEIR WORK HELPINGPEOPLE EVERY WEEK THROUGH THEEND OF THE YEAR.I’M GRATEFUL.I MEAN, I THINK GOD.FOR 44 FOR THE LUNCHES AND THEPEOPLE ARE VERY SWEET AND VERYNICE.THEY SHOW LOVE