Centrally located to serve the Greater Holland/Zeeland Area
We’ve found the ideal location for this unique community resource. 739 Paw Paw Drive (at the corner of 8th and Paw Paw) is centrally located on primary North / South and East / West corridors. From this location in the City of Holland at the entrance to Holland Heights, we’ll serve guests across the greater Holland/Zeeland area.
A former neighborhood grocery store…
reimagined
Long-time residents may recognize our new location as Yff’s, the former neighborhood grocery store which closed in the 1980s and was most recently owned by Semco. We’re excited to restore this as a center for food access & community service.
A Fresh Approach to Food Access
This 16,000 square foot facility provides the space we need to serve our guests in a welcoming, high-dignity environment. Newly renovated, it includes a grocery store-style space (including volunteer-run checkout tills), large refrigeration and freezer space, a food processing room, a demonstration kitchen, administrative offices, and the ‘Opportunity Hub’ with private meeting rooms and education suites for guest services and programming.
A connected campus
Our site is designed to welcome guests by car, bus, or bike. Significantly, our site plan adjusts the parking lot layout to ensure direct service buses and shuttles, as well as future fixed bus route(s) (we’re discussing this with MAX Transit), have adequate turning space and dedicated drop off zones near the entrance.
A second building on site (recently Chan’s Martial Arts) was renovated as a partner rental. We’re excited to share that our friends at Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates are leasing this space and serving their clients on site. This not only provides an opportunity for clients to efficiently access the complementary resources provided by each nonprofit, but also provides earned income to help sustain Food Club operations.
The large backlot provides the space for a future food growing operation. Community Action House has long been proud of the all volunteer run Holland Community Garden. We envision a similar effort that provides healthy produce in season for Food Club shelves, while also serving as a community educational opportunity.