Feeding Northeast Florida says 1 in 6 people in North Florida are food insecure. Author: Leah Shields Updated: 7:13 AM EST December 17, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Tis the season of giving, but before you think of gifts let’s focus on basic needs.
There are families that need food and on Thursday, there are two distributions in Duval County that can help you out.
Duval County Public Schools is teaming up with local organizations for two food distributions across the city of Jacksonville one of them sponsored by Feeding Northeast Florida.
Groceries will be given until supplies run out. Feeding Northeast Florida will have it s drive-thru pantry at Redemption Church
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Publix and Feeding Northeast Florida are rolling out a six-week program to help keep people fed going into the new year.
Publix is donating nearly 1.3 million pounds of food to six food banks across the state, including Feeding Northeast Florida based in Jacksonville. The donations include pasta, canned vegetables, canned beans, cereal and boxed potatoes.
“This could not have come at it at a better time as we were really facing this food cliff,” Feeding Northeast Florida President Susan King told WJCT News Wednesday. The regional food bank was facing a reduction due to a USDA program’s end.
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As the people of Florida face food insecurity at unprecedented levels, Publix has announced that it is working with six of the state’s largest food banks to distribute 1.3 million pounds of food.
A staggering 2.7 million people in Florida 1 in 8 are currently struggling with hunger, with food banks reporting as much as a 300 to 400% increase in demand ahead of the holidays.
This new six-week effort will supply food banks with donations of essentials like pasta, canned vegetables, canned beans, cereal, and boxed potatoes.
“When we heard from food banks that they were facing a critical food shortage, we knew that, as a food retailer, we had another opportunity to help,” Publix CEO Todd Jones said in a news release. “With 90 years of relationships and expertise, we are able to mobilize quickly sourcing, purchasing and transporting what these food banks need m
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