A portion of every dollar from Findlay’s second-annual food truck festival benefits Hancock County mental health services.
FINDLAY, Ohio — A lunch special in Findlay on Friday came with a side of supporting local mental health services during the city’s second-annual food truck festival.
People along Tiffin Avenue put mental health and local flavors on the front burner Friday afternoon.
“We work all together to make the community what it is,” said Tracy Rath, director of Via Care Collective.
“Just seeing the community support with the different vendors, the different community members here, it’s really exciting to us,” said Nicole Boone, a crisis clinician with Family Resource Center.
A portion of every dollar spent is heading to the Family Resource Center and Via Care Collective.
“These proceeds will help us continue our mission. We have mental health and substance abuse services at Family Resource Center, and we always believe that people can recover,” Boone said.
“It makes people aware that we exist. It allows them to know what we offer. We get to meet people face-to-face, and it also raises money. One of our goals is to provide mental health support services that are affordable,” Rath added.
It’s the second year for the charity festival, and back again is the so-called “Tamale King.”
“Life should be a variety of spices, you know what I mean? There are a lot of different trucks here today, some really good, some great. I like that everybody came together for mental health and to give the community a diverse amount of food to eat,” said Stephen Castillo, owner of Aurora’s Tamales food truck.