A San Francisco market that allows disadvantaged residents to grab what they need at no charge is expanding its operations to two days a week to provide more residents with a new way to get healthy food options. The food at the District 10 Community Market in the city's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood is free for those who qualify; part of an effort to move away from the experience of standing in a line for a box of groceries and help lift the street and surrounding area.
'The experience that we want people to have, is first of all, we want to promote healthy eating and food choice in low-income neighborhoods,' said Geoffrea Morris, the lead consultant for the market and one of the co-founders. 'So this market is to kind of delete the stigma that comes behind food insecurity.' While the market has funding to keep operating into next year, it is constantly seeking donations to keep feeding the community.