Cornerstone Baptist Church is launching a grocery store to address food insecurity in South Dallas
Church officials found an unlikely inspiration for an urban market: Royal Blue Grocery.
Cornerstone Church Pastor Chris Simmons (right) is opening a small non-profit grocery mart in a South Dallas neighborhood. Donald Wesson Jr. (left), Cornerstone’s program director, says he knows that’s going to be difficult in this neighborhood. That’s why he looked for a different model for the market.(Nitashia Johnson / (Special Contributor/Nitashia Jo)
By Sujata Dand
“I’m just trying to help out,” Sheffield says.
Struggs, 66, feels lucky to have everything he needs within blocks of his home. “It’s a blessing,” he says. “I can have clean clothes and get hot food,” all in one special place.