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Everybody Eats will give away free groceries in Southwest Philly on Saturday

Volunteers will give away free grocery bags and lunches, starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Kingsessing Playground.

Chef Malik Ali (left) volunteering at the Everybody Eats Juneteenth Food Drive at the Universal Daroff Charter School in June.
Chef Malik Ali (left) volunteering at the Everybody Eats Juneteenth Food Drive at the Universal Daroff Charter School in June.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer

Everybody Eats Philly, which has been hosting grocery giveaways in Philadelphia neighborhoods this summer, will set up Saturday, Aug. 8 at Southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing Playground, 50th Street and Kingsessing Avenue.

Volunteers will give out lunches, starting at 2 p.m., along with bags containing groceries, produce, and other essentials, including dry goods, toiletries, water, paper towels, diapers, and pet food. DJ Skip will spin.

The group, helmed by local chefs including Stephanie Willis (the founder), Kurt Evans, Aziza Young, Gregory Headen, and Malik Ali, is trying to increase food security in areas that need it most.

Volunteering Untapped PHL is hosting a live bingo fund-raiser for Everybody Eats at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. VU will match up to $250 in donations.