An Indianapolis non-profit organization is lending a hand to residents affected by the closure of a local supermarket chain.
An Indianapolis non-profit organization is lending a hand to residents affected by the closure of a local supermarket chain.
Double 8 Foods permanently closed all of their stores on Thursday. MESH Coalition is providing information to make sure residents who relied on the chain for their grocery shopping can find access to other grocery stores, food pantries and the bus service to get them there.
The organization put together the following fact sheet to help residents in need, centered around the address for each of the four Double 8 Foods stores that closed:
3902 North Illinois Street
Closest Grocery - Safeway - 5602 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
IndyGo Bus Route - 28
Nearest Food Pantry - Martin Luther King Community Center - 40 West 40th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
555 Fairfield Avenue
Closest Grocery - Kroger - 524 East 16th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
IndyGo Bus Route - 2
Nearest Food Pantry - Mid-North Food Pantry - 3333 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
2947 North Sherman Drive
Closest Grocery - Safeway - 2435 North Sherman Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46218
IndyGo Bus Route - 5
Nearest Food Pantry -St. Vincent De Paul-Indianapolis Society - 3001 East 30th Street, Indianapolis , IN 46218
2907 North Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street
Closest Grocery - Safeway - 3008 West Kessler Blvd North Drive, Indianapolis, IN, 46222
IndyGo Bus Route - 34
Nearest Food Pantry - Promise Land Christian Community Church - 802 Edgemont Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46208
CARE Mobile Food Pantry (Gleaners/DPS)
Mondays 4-6 PM - Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church - 3505 East 38th Street
Tuesdays 4-6 PM - Kroger Parking Lot - 2630 West Michigan Street
Wednesdays 4-6 PM - Barnes United Methodist Church - 900 West 30th Street
Fridays 2-4 PM - IPS School 58 - 321 North Linwood Avenue
Saturdays 10 AM-12 PM - North United Methodist Church - 3808 North Meridian Street
Fervent Prayer Church - 10512 East 38th Street
Citizens that have an additional need beyond the locations and services listed above may contact 2-1-1 to find out what additional resources may be available to them.
