Natalie's Everyday Heroes: One man's outreach is filling bellies and hearts

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Five years ago, Pierre Young was working at Just One More Ministry, a food bank in Milwaukee. 

"This ministry has been here for me through my drug addiction, through me being homeless, you name it," Young said at the time.

It's a place where he got a second chance. Now he no longer works for Just One More Ministry, but with the organization.  Young started his own outreach program delivering food to those who need it most. 

"I know what it's like to be hungry," he said on a recent Friday, loading up his car with supplies at the food bank.

Young knows what all this food means. A full stomach, sure. But also hope.  

"It's going to take kindness and love and all of us banding together to make it through. That's what I truly believe," he said.

That belief brings him here, to Just One More Ministry, every week, and then he goes out into the community to give it all away.  

"You need some meat? Ground beef here," he said, handing out the package.

He started his own outreach, which is called Blessings from the Lord Ministries.

"Some people got jobs and it's just not enough," Young said.

And from the reactions he gets, it's clear his work is certainly a blessing.

"Oh, it's true. Giving is receiving," he said.

What Young said he's receiving is purpose. He has walked in the shoes of those in need. 

"I believe we all have a certain journey and it's like a diamond in the rough, I think," he explained.

Chris Capper, CEO of Just One More Ministry, might call Young a diamond in the rough. 

"If you know his background to where he's come now, where he likes to serve the people and he believes in God, it's a tremendous transformation," Capper said.

He's battled addiction and served time in prison. But he said going through that led him where he is today, delivering for those who are also struggling. 

"The money don't go that far," said one of his clients, named Ray.

And when you ask Young about the need he sees in Milwaukee, his passion for feeding people is clear. 

"Mmm. The need is just, whoo. It actually hurts me," he said with emotion.

Vincent Reynolds is Young's cousin. He's also the warehouse manager at Just One More Ministry.

Young is his inspiration. 

"He is. He really is. To me," Reynolds said. "Big heart."

Young started his outreach with just a few families. He's now serving around 20. 

"Like Christmas. They're happy," Young said.

Showing giving is the real gift. 

"When you give, you're going to receive that blessing back tenfold," he said.

On top of his food program, Young is also doing youth outreach. 

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