Local chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha feed hearts in Smith Park

Participants in the project included (from left) Temera Clark, Endia Banks, Brianna McField, Keisha Kimbrough, Patricia Magee, project chair; Gina Wallace, Shirley McFarland, vice president of Rho Lambda Omega; Vera Johnson, Sharon Bridges, president of Rho Lambda Omega; Alexis Franklin, Tametrice Hodges, Anissa Butler, Shonda DeVerteuil, Latesha Burroughs, Stacey Matthews, Claudia Brunson and Dovie Reed, chairman of the Family Strengthening Committee.

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Participants in the project included (from left) Temera Clark, Endia Banks, Brianna McField, Keisha Kimbrough, Patricia Magee, project chair; Gina Wallace, Shirley McFarland, vice president of Rho Lambda Omega; Vera Johnson, Sharon Bridges, president of Rho Lambda Omega; Alexis Franklin, Tametrice Hodges, Anissa Butler, Shonda DeVerteuil, Latesha Burroughs, Stacey Matthews, Claudia Brunson and Dovie Reed, chairman of the Family Strengthening Committee.
Participants in the project included (from left) Temera Clark, Endia Banks, Brianna McField, Keisha Kimbrough, Patricia Magee, project chair; Gina Wallace, Shirley McFarland, vice president of Rho Lambda Omega; Vera Johnson, Sharon Bridges, president of Rho Lambda Omega; Alexis Franklin, Tametrice Hodges, Anissa Butler, Shonda DeVerteuil, Latesha Burroughs, Stacey Matthews, Claudia Brunson and Dovie Reed, chairman of the Family Strengthening Committee.

The Family Strengthening Committee with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho Lambda Omega Chapter collaborated with Sister2Sister Ministry of Canton and undergraduate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Lambda Iota Chapter at Millsaps College to host a hunger project in Smith Park called Feeding Hearts in the Park.

This project provided individuals that were in Smith Park and from nearby shelters with a hot breakfast.

Statistics from the United States Census Bureau show there are 321,418, 820 homeless people in the United States and Mississippi has the worst hunger rate in the country with more than 20 percent of Mississippians and nearly 30 percent of children who do not have consistent access to nutritious food.

Many homeless people in the Hinds County area are homeless due to factors such as substance abuse, job loss, domestic violence and insufficient wages.

Through the collaborative efforts of these organizations more than 60 people received hot nutritious meals. Participants were also provided with hygiene survival kits containing toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, mouthwash and bottled water.

One of the initiatives of the Family Strengthening Committee is to address the issue of hunger in the community as part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Family Strengthening Target during the next several years.

Funding for this project was provided by the Ebony Pearl Foundation, Inc.

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