The world’s first food bank.

Those are startling words, and the story behind them is both encouraging and inspiring. Jerry Brown – who served as a sportswriter in Arizona for 25 years before joining St. Mary’s Food Bank as the organization's first director of public relations – shares that story and his own journey.

St. Mary’s feeds 250,000 people EACH DAY, across 76,000 square miles in the state through partnering with more than 700 agencies. Through efficiencies and purchasing power developed through the years, they have the capability to turn a $1 donation into five meals. They partner with food pantries, homeless shelters, meal centers, domestic violence shelters, afterschool programs for at-risk kids, low-income senior living centers and others.

Click here to learn more about St. Mary’s Food Bank: https://www.stmarysfoodbank.org/  

Original air date: February 20, 2025.

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