valuable Kitchen aids resource agency - Jackson solar

David Thomas, The Jackson sun 10:29 p.m. CDT may additionally 18, 2016

Gary Smith and Patti Pickler reduce the ribbon to formally open the Southwest Human aid company's principal Kitchen in Henderson.(image: DAVID THOMAS/The Jackson solar)purchase photo

HENDERSON — The conception of serving meals to senior residents and college-aged toddlers is nothing new to the Southwest Human useful resource company.

however the tackle where the food is ready is, and following a ribbon reducing at 992 W. main St. in Henderson, the Southwest Human useful resource company's 7,000-square foot central Kitchen on the Southwest HRA foodstuff services constructing turned into formally opened to serve those in want.

"It's a brand new facility; an historic building, a brand new facility we have rehabbed with the benefit of a benefactor, H& H construction," stated Patti Pickler, director of community outreach. "We should be presenting food for our summer season food carrier software starting Monday.

"We might be getting ready the meals for our food on Wheels in July, together with our Head delivery food for approximated 560 little ones in August," she mentioned.

Pickler observed Southwest is imposing a brand new program q4 — an afterschool software for at-chance college students with hopes of serving 1,000 to 1,500 little ones.

The Southwest Tennessee Human resource agency serves eleven counties: Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Tipton and Fayette.

Mike Smith, govt director of the Southwest Tennessee Human aid company, stated the brand new kitchen helps consolidate numerous classes.

"historically, we've organized nutrients at local schools before supplying to the 17 Head birth websites," Smith said. "we now have a community of volunteers who carry the meals, so none of with a view to trade."

Smith spoke of the agency served about one hundred,000 people in 2015.

"These numbers take me returned to why we are right here," Smith talked about. "youngsters two- and three- years historical deserve a meal. youngsters go hungry day by day, and seniors are shut in and can't get out."

The body of workers on the critical Kitchen comprises Gary Smith serving as kitchen manager, Susan McClain as the top cook, and Jordan McEarl coordinating the routes.

"Gary brings 30 years of event in the meals business," Smith noted. "Susan McClain comes to the program from Chester County high school and Jordan McEarl will coordinate 300 routes."

McClain will work on the kitchen throughout the summer time and retain her place as kitchen supervisor at Chester County excessive.

"Having this new facility here … where they are going to plan and prepare the foodstuff could be can charge effective," talked about Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris. "getting ready, loading and offering these nutrition is a big assignment."

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