Prince George’s Co. food bank expanding its reach after its new distribution event brings out large crowd

Courtesy The StoreHouse

Courtesy The StoreHouse

Courtesy The StoreHouse

Courtesy The StoreHouse

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A food bank in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is working to expand its reach as the group is seeing hundreds show up at its food distribution events.

“We’re a community, and we show up for our families,” said Mel Johnson, executive director of The StoreHouse .

Johnson founded the food bank about three years ago because she saw a need in the community. It’s the first Black-run food bank in the United States, and it serves the D.C. region.

This past weekend, the group held a “Back2School Bash” at G. James Gholson Middle School in Landover. The organization had 40 volunteers help give away 500 backpacks filled with school supplies. They also did a