“This food assistance helps us a lot because the little money that comes in can be used for rent and other things,” says resident Karen Tovar.
“Some of it is earmarked for community help and for food distribution and so right now we want to go ahead and see the details of what was given the states and to the counties for aid, but at the same time we still want to stress that 2021 is looking very grim, said Farm Share s marketing director Gil Zepeda.
Through the COVID Relief Bill, many South Florida residents would be eligible for $600 stimulus checks and unemployment benefits to help counter the crisis.
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FIU delivered laptops, bikes, and other toys to Miami-Dade elementary school students on Thursday, Dec. 17.
This is the 29th year that FIU has given students at low-income schools surprises for the holidays while celebrating their academic achievements. Typically the FIU Children’s Holiday Celebration takes place at the university, but it went virtual this year because of COVID-19.
Three students from Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary and Jesse J. McCrary Elementary received laptops donated by Office Depot, while Walmart and FIU provided bikes and other toys for students selected by their principals. The selected students also participated in a virtual celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 15 with President Mark B. Rosenberg, FIU’s mascot Roary, and Santa Claus.