In other words they are not going to be in the food lines for their whole life.”
Along with serving as an office building, it will be home to various programs empowering women around the world to work to provide for their families, and educating farmers on how to better feed their communities.įorhetz said, “It is best if you can teach a man how to fish. It will be part office building and part training center.
The new campus will consolidate operations spread between several sites around the area. In addition to the warehouse dedication, the crowd witnessed the groundbreaking for a new world headquarters office building to be constructed next door. I think it just shows the heart and soul of who Missouri is.” Parson said, “We are proud it is here in Missouri. When you get an opportunity to have an organization that mirrors our values as a community, like convoy of hope, it is just a win-win situation.” Matt Russell, mayor of Republic, said, “We are so excited to have Convoy of Hope in Republic, Missouri. That building was purchased by O’Reilly Automotive. So, we are blessed to be able to gave Convoy of hope right here in Missouri,” said Missouri Governor Mike Parson said.Ĭonvoys previous facility was located on Patterson Avenue in east Springfield. And, when you think about they are feeding one million children every day, there are not many organizations around the world going to be able to say that. Covid….millions of people were hungry and Convoy is meeting that need. During times of need, people around the nation and world will be getting help and hope from this sprawling warehouse near Route MM and James River Freeway.įorhetz stated, “The need is only getting worse because if you are watching this program you watch the news and you know there are natural disasters all over the world. The new facility is stacked to the ceiling with tons of disaster relief supplies. “This space is nearly three times more capacity than the last one we had,” explained Convoy of Hope spokesperson Sara Forthetz.
– Hundreds gathered to dedicated Convoy of Hope’s new worldwide distribution center.