BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - For Ricky Martin, Grace Klein Community has been a godsend.

“It’s a blessing, to be able to come and get food and just be a part of what God’s wanting us to do,” Martin said while he loaded his truck with boxes of free food from Grace Klein’s shelves and freezers.

As the pastor of Triumph Church in Chilton County, Martin has been picking up food supplies from the Birmingham-area nonprofit for about a year.

When he drives Wednesday’s supplies back to Chilton County, some will be used to feed eight men newly released from prison. The rest will go to families battling food insecurity.

“It’s lifted a lot of financial strain off our church, to where we’re not having to purchase [the food],” said Martin.

Grace Klein was founded as a nonprofit in 2009 with a goa

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