Grocery Store Founder Creates Partnership with Dallas Police – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Bruce Carter said he wanted to introduce something new to the communities near the intersection of Bonnie View and Simpson Stuart Road. He said he was working to improve access to healthy food and to have better relationships with the police officers patrolling this neighborhood in South Dallas.

“Were here. We care as a brand. But there is also a community of people who care who happen to be cops,” he said.

Carter is the founder of the My Grocery Store Network, which aims to put grocery stores in food deserts. On Wednesday, just days before it opened in the Highland Hills neighborhood of South Dallas, Carter launched its 50/50 program. He urged the police and community members to take a 50/50 approach to relationship building.

To kick off the partnership, Carter hosted a bicycle giveaway. 50 Dallas police officers handed over 50 bicycles to children who live in the area. The bikes were provided by Spokes4Hope and the DFW Opportunity Center. He said the hope is that barriers will be broken.

“I think with all of the things that have happened in the last two years, it is starting to disintegrate, but it will also take a community to deal with the violence. The police cannot do it alone.

Carter has strong ties with the community and said that he ultimately wants to see them thrive.

“I was playing little league football down the street,” he said. “Coming back and immersing myself in these people’s lives, I know it will make a difference.”

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