Beginning on Wednesday, February 2, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona will be offering longer service hours and returning to serving people inside its building at 3003 S. Country Club Rd.
It’s a pretty big deal because the move marks an end to drive-thru food distribution, which started nearly two years ago with the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New hours of operation & guidelines
The Food Bank will be open from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Tuesday – Thursday for walk-ins and emergency food pickups — following a check-in process. Masks will be required and COVID precautions, including social distancing and increased sanitation procedures, will be followed, too
“We’re excited to serve our community in a face-to-face, walk-in manner again and we’re working hard to do this safely,” said Robert Ojeda, Chief Program Officer. “Drive-thru food distribution worked for many months, yet it also limits our interactions with people.”
Keep in mind that all resource centers of the Community Food Bank are closed for inventory on Tuesday, February 1. Then, they’ll begin the new extended hours and walk-in food distribution the following day, Wednesday, February 2.
Community Food Bank resource centers in Nogales, Amado, Green Valley, and Marana will continue their low-touch and/or drive-thru food distribution.
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is located at 3003 S. Country Club Rd. For more information, visit communityfoodbank.org.
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More about MattAt a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.
He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.
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