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Helping your neighbors thrive — you’re part of it!
I wish you could hear from each child, senior, and family you’ve helped this year. They would tell you how grateful they are for what you’ve done.
The face of hunger continues to evolve across the counties we serve. A family or individual can be fine one day — but hard times can begin the very next with an unexpected job loss, rent increase, or a health diagnosis. On top of that, families are still paying more for necessities like groceries and utilities. But their wages haven’t kept up.
Holiday Hope for 3,400 Families
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services set out on December 14 to provide meals – and hope – for the holidays at the 15th annual holiday food drop. Students heading home for the two-week holiday not only take a break from homework and tests, they also leave behind free, school-provided meals, making the need for assistance even greater during this time of the year.
Filling the Gaps With Food and Hope
“I don’t know what I’d do without it.”
It’s a common refrain among those who receive food assistance in Central Florida throughout the year, but especially around the holidays.
Dozens of cars show up hours early for St. Vincent De Paul Divine Mercy Food Pantry’s biweekly drive-through food distribution, but November’s had more people waiting than usual.
