February 14, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson
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Mayor Johnson joins Greater Chicago Food Depository, BJ’s Market to celebrate nearly $18 million invested in Black and Brown businesses to feed new arrivals
In partnership with the City of Chicago, over the past eight months the Greater Chicago Food Depository and State of Illinois invested $17.6 million in small, predominately Black and Latino owned Chicago businesses to feed more than 10,000 asylum-seeking new arrivals. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined Food Depository leadership at BJ’s Market and Bakery, 1737 E. 95th St., to celebrate this impact and a shared commitment to continue investing in local minority-owned businesses.