Just in time for the holidays, The Downs Law Group headquartered in Coconut Grove, Florida gathered a large donation of non-perishable food items for those in need within their community through Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry. Together, the firm donated nearly 100 items at the organization's drop off location before Thanksgiving. The donations went to those who need it most within the neighborhood.
This donation directly benefits many of the firm's neighbors who are clients in the Coconut Grove Lawsuit against the City of Miami for toxic pollution of a municipal trash incinerator coined 'Old Smokey' that operated in West Coconut Grove's neighborhood for almost 50 years. Old Smokey was ultimately closed in 1970 after the City of Coral Gables, a predominately white neighborhood at the time, filed a nuisance lawsuit based on the fact that ash emitted from the Old Smokey incinerator was reaching its residents’ homes. The ash spewed across the community by the incinerator, and eventually buried across several West Coconut Grove parks, contained chemicals such dioxins, arsenic, lead and antimony – chemicals which are well-known to be harmful to human health. Read more on Coconut Grove's 'Old Smokey' Lawsuit represented by The Downs Law Group.
Did you know the Coconut Grove Food Pantry accepts food donations all year long? Every Tuesday morning from 10 am to Noon, there is a drop off collection at Christ Episcopal Church, 3475 William Ave., Coconut Grove. Also on the third Sunday of each month, from 11 am to 1 pm, Plymouth Congregational Church, 3400 Devon Rd., Coconut Grove, holds a drop off collection for the Pantry at their campus off Main Highway.
Below is a list of items that they request be provided. Remember, please check for expiration dates before you donate.
Canned fruit
Canned vegetables
Canned soup
Canned tomato products, spaghetti sauce
Canned stew, chili, pasta (Beefaroni, Spaghettios, ravioli)
Canned tuna, chicken, SPAM, Vienna sausage
Dry pasta (boxed macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, noodles)
Rice, dried beans, lentils
Peanut butter
Cereal
If you live in Coconut Grove and need assistance with groceries, the Coconut Grove Crisis Pantry may be able to provide you with a bag of groceries per week in order to supplement your current resources. Contact them on their website at Coconut Grove Crisis Food Pantry today to apply.