Farmers to Families to give out boxes of food today

Families from around the Tri-State can go to Clough Pike Baptist Church today to receive a free box of food from the USDA program Farmers to Families.

TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TOGET A LITTLE HELP WITH YOURNEXT SEVERAL MEALS.WCPO 9 NEWREPORTER ALLYKRAEMER IS LIVE IN UNIONTOWNSHIP WITH DETAILS ON HOWTHE PROGRAM IS HELPINGFAMILIES.JULIE - HUNDREDS OF FAMILIESWILL COME TO CLOUGH PIKEBAPTIST CHURCH TODAY TORECEIVE A FREE BOX OF FOOD.BUT IT'S NOT JUST UNIONTOWNSHIP FAMILIES - ABOUT 16CHURCHES ALSMEET HER TOPICKUP BOXES TO TAKE ALL OVERTHE AREA - SOME AS FAR AS WESTUNION.FARMERS TO FAMILIES IS A U-S-D-A PROGRAM THAT PARTNERSWITH LOCAL FARMERS TO PROVIDEA BOX FULL OF FRESH FOOD TOLOCAL FAMILIES.

THESE BOXESWEIGH ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 30LBS - FULL OF FRESHVEGETABLES, MEAT, MILK ANDMORE.

THEY'LL GIVE OUTANYWHERE FROM 800 TO 1200BOXES TODAY.

CLOUGH PIKEBAPTIST PASTOR BILL HOUNSHELLTELLS US THAT THE DELIVERYTRUCK WAS A LITTLE LATE LASTWEEK AND PEOPLE WAITED ABOUTAN HOUR AN A HALF TO RECEIVETHEIR BOX OF FOOD.

HE ALSOTELLS US THAT THE DISTRIBUTIONSTARTS A 4 BUT THEY'LL HAVE 40CARS IN THE PARKING LOT AROUND2:30.

HOUNSHELL SAYS IT REALLYSPEAKS TO HOW GREAT THE NEEDIS RIGHT NOW."One of our church membersdelivered a box and shehappened to be collectingchange to go get milk for herfamily when she received a boxof food.

We had another ladywho had told one of our churchmembers she hadn't eaten allday so that her children caneat and we had an opportunityto drop off her box of food.We're seeing stories afterstories of people who reallyare in need and we're sohonored we're able to helpthem out"AGAIN, CLOUGH PIKE BAPTISTSTARTS DISTRIBUTING BOXES AT4:00.

THE CITY OF PROMISECHURCH OFF HICKS BLVD INFAIRFIELD IS ALSO GIVING OUTBOXES TODAY FROM 3-6.IN BOTHCASES YOU DON'T NEED ANYPAPERWORK OR I-D, JUST DRIVEUP AND VOLUNTEERS WILL LOADTHE FOOD IN YOUR TRUNK.REPORTING LIVE, AK, WCPO 9NEWS.