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1.5 Million Food Insecure Individuals to Benefit from New Mobile Grocery Bus Initiative: Greater Good Grocery Launches Vital Resource for Underserved Communities – Check It Out!

Greater Good Grocery’s new mobile bus, formerly known as the CHOW bus, now brings healthy food to underserved areas, accepting various payment methods and visiting locations like senior centers and apartments, with its schedule announced weekly on their Facebook page.

Bringing Healthy Options – Greater Good Grocery’s Mobile Market Bus

According to the published article on Binghamton Homepage, Greater Good Grocery has a new bus that brings healthy food to places where it’s hard to find. The bus called Greater Good Grocery Mobile Market Bus, used to be known as the CHOW bus. It has shelves with fresh fruits and vegetables, canned food, and other groceries. There’s also a fridge for things like milk and eggs. Anyone can shop on the bus and pay with cash, credit card, or SNAP benefits.

The boss of the Broome County Council of Churches, Joe Sellepack, thinks the bus is really important. He says it helps people who can’t go to the store themselves. The bus goes to places where there aren’t any stores nearby. Joe thinks it’s great that the bus can reach these places. The bus goes to places like senior centers and apartment buildings.

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1.5 Million Food Insecure Individuals to Benefit from New Mobile Grocery Bus Initiative: Greater Good Grocery Launches Vital Resource for Underserved Communities – Check It Out! (PHOTO: WIVT )

Greater Good Grocery’s Facebook Page Announces the Weekly Schedule for Their Mobile Bus

Furthermore, the organization posts the bus schedule every week on its Facebook page. This helps people know when and where the bus will be. This is a big help for people who need healthy food but can’t always get to the store.

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