1,000 Families To Received Ham and Food Boxes For Easter Weekend

1-800-TruckWreck fights food insecurity by giving away ingredients for bountiful meals over the holiday weekend. 1-800-TruckWreck, powered by Witherite Law Group, provided families in the Chicago community with 1,000 hams and food boxes for Easter weekend.& The giveaway took place on Friday (March 29), from 3-5 p.m. at House of Hope, 752 East 114th Street, located in the South Side neighborhood of Pullman.& 1-800-TruckWreck owner Amy Witherite was on-site handing out 1,000 hams and 1,000 food boxes filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, shelf-stable food items, and other essentials, along with radio legend, Joe Soto of iHeart Media Chicago.& The event was free and open to the public, and supplies were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. An estimated 1,000 families received hams and food boxes, and no family was turned away.& According to Chicago’s Food Equity Council, a community survey from the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 26% of Chicagoans are at risk for food insecurity, many of whom are children in the Black and Latinx communities. 1-800-TruckWreck is working to address this disparity by providing local families with the ingredients necessary for a hearty meal this Easter.& “Nearly 30% of households in the Chicago area are estimated to be...