Midtown food pantry provides all-inclusive meals for neighborhood

By , Daily Memphian Updated: October 23, 2019 12:28 PM CT | Published: October 19, 2019 4:00 AM CT
<strong>Bilal Simmons sorts through peanut butter and other non-perishables as volunteers gather on Oct. 12 at the Midtown Mosque to package Halal food for people in need around the neighborhood.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Bilal Simmons sorts through peanut butter and other non-perishables as volunteers gather on Oct. 12 at the Midtown Mosque to package Halal food for people in need around the neighborhood. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Three years ago, two high school students met with leaders at their local mosque to create an all-inclusive food pantry. On the morning of Oct. 12, they opened a building to better serve the surrounding neighborhood.

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