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Clermont food drives feel impact as government program scales back
USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program cuts budget in half heading into holidays
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Hundreds came out to Clermont Wednesday as part of a giveaway organized by the Lady Storm Foundation, using food provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Farmers to Families Food Box Program.”
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Lily Storm founded the Lady Storm Foundation, which aims to serve the needs of those that need it most. Storm told News 6 she tried to set up more food drives leading up to the holidays but ran into layers of uncertainty surrounding food program distributors.
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