Midwest Food Bank responds to Mississippi Tornado

Posted on December 27, 2014

Midwest Food bank helps disaster victims in Mississippi. (WJBC file photo)

By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON – One of the groups helping the people of Mississippi recover from the recent tornadoes is Midwest Food Bank.  

One of their locations is in Bloomington. Midwest Food Bank director Mike Hoffman says there are people in Mississippi still in need.

"There was a pretty devastating tornado down in Mississippi," said Hoffman. "We've alreday been in contact with the Salvation Army and are on alert if they need supplies we'll be delivering to that disaster site for them."

Hoffman says the Midwest Food Bank works with other groups such as the Salvation Army and creates food boxes that can feed families for several days.  This will come in handy for those who kept their lives, but lost everything in their homes.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

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