Food distribution project

On Sept. 10, Milwaukee Ald. Willie Wade met with representatives of seven community groups and churches who collaborate to distribute fresh produce weekly to Amani neighborhood residents. This is an initiative of the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary organization. First row, left to right: Sara Krohn of Tikkun Ha-Ir; MacCanon Brown, president of MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary; Ald. Wade; Peggy Schmid of St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church; Pam Frydman-Roza, food justice coordinator of Tikkun Ha-Ir. Second row, left to right: Samual Odin of Tikkun Ha-Ir; Holly Morse, freshman service project advisor for USM Compass 9 Program, University School; Kip Jacobs, master gardener, University School; Carolunett Humphries of Bethesda Baptist Church; Minister Nathaniel Blake of Hampton Avenue Church of Christ; Dorothy Jackson, executive associate, MacCanon Brown; and Percyellious Blake of Hampton Avenue Church of Christ. Not shown are representatives of Wells Fargo Bank, Villard Branch. Photo provided by Pam Frydman-Roza/Tikkun Ha-Ir. Tikkun Ha-Ir’s Surplus Harvest Milwaukee has donated 2,000 pounds of produce to this initiative.