Second Harvest food bank announces new feeding site

YOUNGSTOWN — Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley will launch a new feeding site located downtown at 551 Mahoning Ave. The kitchen is expected to begin operations the second quarter of 2016.

Mike Iberis, food bank executive director, said a philanthropic family in the Mahoning Valley, which has chosen to remain anonymous, will provide funding necessary to erect and maintain the soup kitchen.

“We are humbled by this generous gift and the confidence the donor has placed in Second Harvest Food Bank to provide food to those who are the most vulnerable,” said Iberis. “A hot meal will be served daily and the recipients will be given food to take with them because many are homeless and have no way to prepare food for themselves. With winter quickly approaching, it is so important to provide healthy, nutritious meals to those in need, especially this vulnerable population.”

Ralph “Skip” Barone, a well-respected longtime advocate for the hungry and homeless, will join the food bank staff as director of this new program administered by Second Harvest.

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