OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — The Mercy Brown Bag Program is Building a Better Bay Area by seniors helping seniors fight through the hunger pains.
“The Mercy Brown Bag program is helping seniors in need,” said Andrew Pisano, Operations Manager. “We have 5,000 seniors and we give them groceries two times a month.”
Every two weeks hundreds of nearby senior citizens line up outside the Mercy Brown Bag Program to pick up their bag full of grains, fresh produce and protein.
What makes The Mercy Brown Bag Program so unique is for over three decades most of their volunteers are senior citizens who want to help other seniors in their community.
“What is so great about it is it gives seniors some sort of purpose and something to do, something to get out and that is very beneficial for that longevity,” said Pisano. “Seniors coming and building grocery bags and knowing that they have a …