A Brevard County-based organization dedicated to providing weekend meals for low-income families is now operating out of a larger building.
The Children's Hunger Project used to be based out of a 1,400-square-foot building in Melbourne, but the nonprofit charity is now housed out of a former car dealership in Cocoa.
The new location along West King Street is more than 7,000 square feet. It used to be owned by the Nelson family, which runs Cocoa Hyundai. The family is letting the organization use the space for free.
"That's big enough for us," said Bob Barnes, of the Children's Hunger Project. "We can package for 5,000 kids a week. We can have enough room to grow. It's miraculous."
The building is now known as the Bruce Nelson Child Hunger Center.
The Children's Hunger Project currently provides nutritious weekend meals to hungry kids during the school year.