Cultivate Hope Corner Store

Cultivate Hope Corner Store is a nonprofit grocery store operated by Matthew 25, located at 604 Ellis Boulevard NW in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood. The store offers affordable, fresh, and healthy groceries including produce, dairy, meat, and frozen items, with healthy meals for $5 or less, free produce, and acceptance of EBT/SNAP and WIC benefits. Since opening in 2022, the store has served to eliminate a food desert in the neighborhood while providing community education on nutrition and healthy eating through classes and partnerships with local organizations.