Grocery Store On San Antonio’s West Side Supplies Food And Opportunity For Needy Families

Like customers at a more typical grocery store, those who shop the food pantry operated by Catholic Charities have many product choices.

By Bonnie PetrieSeptember 13, 2019 9:30 am, , ,

From Texas Public Radio:

There’s a new grocery store on the West Side of San Antonio, but after its customers have walked the aisles and selected their groceries, they don’t have to pay.

The St. Stephens CARE Center is a food pantry, but it’s unlike most other food pantries in San Antonio or anywhere else. It looks like a regular grocery store, with neat aisles and well-stocked shelves. Instead of going to the pantry and receiving a bag of specific staple items, people who go there can take a cart and pick out what they need.

 

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