Data shows one in seven people in Central Florida experience hunger or food insecurity due to a variety of causes, including affordable housing, employment barriers and other expenses.
A local food pantry is expanding with the hopes of serving even more people in Lake County. The Lake Cares Food Pantry celebrated its brand new 22,000-square-foot building on Monday morning.
Second Harvest says the federal funding freeze has halted all CCC-funded orders for the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), resulting in the suspension of 28 tractor-trailer loads of food meant for the Central Florida food bank.
Shannon Diaz with Matthew’s Hope showed News 6 what their food pantry looks like at their Winter Garden campus.Usually, the shelves are fully stocked with canned goods like tuna, Spam and Vienna Sausage.
Ahead of the 2023 U.S. Farm Bill vote, congressional leaders and local organizations came together for a roundtable to discuss the importance of the bill’s passing.
Despite no longer qualifying districtwide to receive funding for a free meals program, Lake County Schools announced it will continue the program into the 2022-23 school year, providing free breakfasts and lunches to Lake students.
