METROLift to deliver groceries to families in need

April 21, 2020 Northeast News Community, Front Page 0

Pictured from left to right, METRO's Senior Director of Contracted, Paratransit and Micro Transit Services, Art Jackson; Executive Director, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Gabe Cazares; Houston Mayor Sylvestr Turner; and Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
Pictured from left to right, METRO’s Senior Director of Contracted, Paratransit and Micro Transit Services, Art Jackson; Executive Director, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, Gabe Cazares; Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner; and Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo

METROLift is partnering with the city of Houston, the Houston Food Bank, Walmart and Sam’s Club to make sure no family goes hungry during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, the city announced the program to deliver groceries to those in need.

Thanks to a $30,000 donation from Walmart, beginning Friday, April 24, METROLift will make 500 grocery deliveries each week. The agency is proud to support this worthy cause while the city and county’s “Stay Home” order remain in effect.

Anyone interested in signing up, or learning more about the program can call 832-394-0814 or go to the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Website: houstontx.gov/disabilities/

The Houston Food Bank is America’s largest food bank in distribution, leading hunger relief in 18 southeast Texas counties.