Local groups team up, host food drive

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Three local organizations came together Saturday to distribute fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and other nutritional groceries in Buffalo.

Back to Basics, the Peacemakers and the Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S. response team handed out 300 bags of some much-needed food items at the Martha P. Mitchell Community Center on Saturday afternoon.

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Lenny Lane, president of Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S., talked about the importance of the food drive.

“You know meat is high, food is high, gas is high, rent is high, and people are nervous trying to make a decision on, ‘Should I buy food or should I pay rent? And we want to ease that burden,” he said.

The group also delivered food to families that could not make it in person due to weather.