As grocery prices rise, nonprofit grocery stores become tenuous answer
Newsy
As food deserts continue to be a problem in the U.S., nonprofit grocery stores are rising to the occasion.
The newest numbers on inflation came out this week and showed inflation stabilizing over the last few months.
But the impact of the last few years remains, especially when it comes to groceries. Shopping for food simply costs far more than it did a few years ago, and there's not much folks on the ground can do to change that.
What they can change involves access.
Perry Eakles knows it well. When he stocks the shelves at his south Dallas market, it's a triumph. It's a triumph that the market even exists in a neighborhood used to neglect.
"I've had people just walk in and just literally just bust out crying," Eakles said. "This store was a godsend for so many people."
