About From the Desert To Oasis Food Distribution
From the Desert To Oasis Food Distribution program is a volunteer run food distribution serving the Austin area (on the Westside of Chicago). The program contains multiple initiatives, however, the one that impacts the most people in the community is the Feed The West Side (FTW) initiative. FTW provides food, essential items for new moms, personal care items and PPE to our neighbors in need.
From the Desert to Oasis started due to a few important factors, but the most important was food deserts. The Austin area has been a well known food desert for years. However, with COVID-19 affecting the community, the destitution the West side is facing and Chicago Public School tentatively stopped distributing meals due to civil unrest in the Chicago Area after the tragic death of George Floyd, we knew we had to do something to help uplift the community which birth the Feed the Westside Food Initiative. At this time we noticed that many of the food relief programs were on the South side of Chicago. Yet again leaving residents on the West side in a food desert or food apartheid.
