Over 250 Clothed and Hundreds Fed at KC Defender “People’s Mass Food & Clothing Giveaway”

Last Monday at our first ever Free Clothing Program “People’s Mass Clothing Giveaway” we pulled up to KC Central Library with an entire UHaul full of new and gently used clothing that we had received just days before. We had only posted the event on our social media platforms two days ahead of time so we didn’t know what to expect. By the time we arrived, hundreds of people—families, Black and brown folks, unhoused individuals, and housed community members in need—were already there, waiting for the event to start. Nourishing Body & Soul – In addition to distributing winter clothing like jackets, coats, socks, gloves, hand warmers, and items for children and adults, we partnered with our friends at District Fish & Pasta to provide over 250 FREE meals (catfish, mac and cheese, greens). They packaged every meal and brought them to the library Within an hour of the event starting so many people heard about it that we could no longer operate out of the library and our team literally had to begin distributing directly out of our U-Haul truck. Victory for the People By the end of the night, we had given out nearly everything we brought—over 750...