CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (WGME) — Feeding the hungry, one town at a time.
The police departments from Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, and Scarborough teamed up with the nonprofit group “Project Grace” to make a difference.
“There’s a lot of need in the community, in all the communities, and people have any opportunity to bring their food here so we can redistribute. It just makes it so much easier for those who are struggling,” Darin Estes, the Cape Elizabeth Police Department Community Liaison Officer, said.
The food drive benefits “Judy’s Pantry” in Cape Elizabeth, “South Portland Food Cupboard,” and the “Scarborough Food Pantry” and provides meals to those struggling with food insecurities.
“This is a great opportunity for the whole town to come out and support us. We feel really lucky to have this kind of coordination and support from the town,” Beth Owens, the coordinator of Judy’s Pantry, said.
Volunteers sorted through donations then boxed and sent the nonperishable foods on their way to each community’s food pantry.
“Although we don’t frequently run out of food, we can always use more because we want to provide as much as we can, if families can receive as much as 20 to 25 bags of groceries every month by coming to the Food Cupboard,” Mike Kupser, a volunteer at the South Portland Food Cupboard, said.
“We are getting less, as far as from the state, and hopefully that will change back, but right now this is an enormous boost for us,” Owens said.
The Tri-Community Food Drive typically brings in 300-400 pounds of donations, according to Estes.
Organizers hope to hold more food drives in the future.
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