While many church buildings sit empty, their parking lots are bustling as they are now one of the most critical places in the community. Here, hope is offered one cardboard box at a time, as many as six days a week. “One lady said if it wasn’t for us, she did not know what she would do,” said Jewel Simmons, a volunteer at the Apostolic Church of Jesus in … [Read more...] about “Come on down.”
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The New Normal: Drive-Thru Food Pantries
I learned at a board meeting that some of Second Harvest’s feeding partners, the food pantries that serve our communities in need, were having to close due to the lack of volunteers, mostly seniors, amidst the Coronavirus crisis. I thought, “How can I help them still provide the food to the communities that are most vulnerable?” How can I help them still provide the food to … [Read more...] about The New Normal: Drive-Thru Food Pantries
Food Finder Connects People to Food Resources
The Food Finder is a unique online tool that helps people in need of food assistance easily locate an emergency food pantry or location nearby where they can access the food resources they need. Since March 12, more than 15,000 searches have been performed on this online tool. As more and more households are impacted economically by closures and reduced hours as a result of the … [Read more...] about Food Finder Connects People to Food Resources
Food Finder Reports Highest Search Count During Coronavirus Concerns
Like many people, I begin my day with a cup of coffee and the day's headlines. Some days I get my news from television, other days it is from any number of local and national newsletters delivered to my inbox. This week, neither of those were my primary source of information. To take the pulse on how we are doing in Central Florida, I turned to Second Harvest Food Bank's Food … [Read more...] about Food Finder Reports Highest Search Count During Coronavirus Concerns
