As TSA workers went weeks without pay during the partial government shutdown, the community stepped in to help, making sure families didn’t go without food.

The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama is nearly a year into construction on a new warehouse in Bessemer, and the project remains on schedule for a June move.

Tonni Gillis is easily recognized at the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s food center in Jonesboro. She’s the one in gloves and a coat on the hottest days of the year. Gillis intentionally dresses warmly ...

A group of volunteers with the Community Food Bank of Mineral County pose for a photo in November 2025, after spending a full day giving out turkeys and Thanksgiving meals to those in need. (Courtesy ...