child hunger

Second Harvest of Central Florida is encouraging families to get the help they need this holiday season when it comes to food insecurity.

Florida is the only state that has not applied for funding to provide grocery benefits to children who missed out on free or reduced-price meals while their schools or child care facilities were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every morning at Dover Elementary, near the strawberry fields of Plant City, upbeat music used to blare from speakers outside the front gate. I first met…

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, more than half of Florida’s public school students are eligible for free or reduced priced meals during the...