Commodities to be available April 2-3

By Kathy Thomson

Pick-up dates for the April distribution of the commodity food program are expected to take place as scheduled, on April 2 and 3, but the ongoing spread of coronavirus is expected to result in a couple of changes that certified families need to know.

In order to allow social distancing, the Albany distribution will take place outside of the building.

“We will set the bags out back on a table,” said Melissa Hobbs at the Justice of the Peace office. “We are relying on the integrity and honesty of people to only take their bag.”

The Moran distribution will take place outside of Moran City Hall, as usual.

“The bags will probably be smaller, with no frozen goods,” Hobbs said. “How much food is in the bags will depend on what is available at the food bank in Abilene, but we will definitely have canned goods, because we had some left over last month.”

Hobbs added that anyone who needs to be certified must do so by Tuesday, March 31 to be eligible for the April distribution.

On Thursday, April 2, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Albany families who have been certified eligible for the monthly food distribution program can pick up their commodity food Friday, April 3 outside the rear door of the JP office (the former county jail) from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. 

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