Food Insecurity

Nonprofit Feeding South Florida tells WLRN even middle-class families are asking for help during the holidays in this affordability crisis, while some kids worry about not having school meals during holiday breaks.

The peanut butter can be donated at locations statewide as a way to help those in need while bringing communities together.

A partnership between the school district and nonprofit Locally Grown is working to get fresh produce from local farms into students' meals.

A pilot project designed to improve access to fresh and healthy food for East Tampa residents has now become a regular program.

The interactive map and texting hotline is provided by No Kid Hungry in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This year, the resource is also available via WhatsApp.

Sadaf Knight, CEO of Florida Policy Institute, said it's a thin line between being food insecure or not.

Two out of five Floridians are living on the edge of poverty, according to a report published last month by United Way Suncoast.

The Central Florida food bank is part of a pilot program to provide meals designed by a registered nutritionist and prepared by a chef for patients who are extremely ill.

The cost of meat, eggs and cereal are among the biggest drivers of rising grocery prices in recent months, according to the Consumer Price Index.

More than a third of Floridians earning $50,000 to $100,000 reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, according to a survey published by No Kid Hungry.

The new facility will continue to serve people struggling with food insecurity while offering new, additional services.

In the Tampa Bay region, nearly one million residents are food insecure, according to Feeding Tampa Bay.