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Birmingham Council Approves $345K to Expand Food Distribution Network in District 4 3%
By Virginia Martin0%
7/29/2026, 12:53:48 PM
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The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a $345,100 agreement that will support a local distribution network combating food insecurity.
The funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act dollars allocated to Birmingham’s District 4.
It will bolster the 10 current food distribution sites and add four more neighborhood sites, officials said.
The program will be operated by the local nonprofit group Community Care Development Network.
According to city officials, this agreement includes permanent infrastructure — including a storage building addition, a walk-in freezer and two delivery trucks.
Roughly 70% of the city’s population lives in a USDA-designated food desert.
Councilor Brian Gunn, who represents District 4, said this program will help fill in the gap for residents in the area experiencing food insecurity.
“We have over 20,000 people living in our district and not one grocery store,” he said.
“Until we can identify a solution to that, this program is going to provide access to free, healthy food options.
This organization has a proven track record, and we’re excited to see this renewed focus in District 4.
When you look at what it takes to be a food distribution site, it requires infrastructure, trucks and freezers to store the food.
This funding will help ensure that work is done on behalf of our residents who depend on these services.”
According to city officials, the ARPA funds approved Tuesday were originally allocated for C&E Grocery store, however, city leaders concluded the business “would not be able to complete the scope of work.”
The agreement approved Tuesday comes as a recent report from the left-leaning Center for Budget and Policy Priorities found more than 80,000 Alabamians — including 23,324 children — were taken off SNAP benefits due to the Big Beautiful Bill passed last year.
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