New food hub on Chicago's West Side going above and beyond to support residents

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A new kind of food bank just opened on Chicago's West Side where the mantra is “food is medicine.”

Bethel New Life, a community wellness hub in theThey want to make sure that residents nearby have fresh, healthy food to eat, but this new effort goes beyond just feeding people. Bethel Daily Bread came about through a partnership with Amazon, Amazon Fresh and Rush University Medical Center.

Also, the staff at Bethel will use technology to make sure people get access to things that they need such as a primary care physician, transportation, daycare and workforce training, all with the goal of addressing food insecurity plus medical and social needs on Chicago's West Side.The opening comes at a time when fresh food is just too expensive for too many people.

 

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