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Johnna Nieves, left, opens her van as Idalia Nunez, right, of the Second Harvest Food Bank loads the vehicle with a weeks supply of food in Orlando. While food banks have become critical during the pandemic, they’re just one path for combating hunger. For every meal from a food bank, a federal program called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, provides nine.

State News

A report shows the pandemic is having lasting effects on Florida families

Katrine Bruner

One in five Floridians said they lost income and could have problems paying their rent or mortgage, the report found.

File photo of a food distribution event.

First Coast

As Florida Vaccine Distribution Speeds Up, Hunger Remains High

Sydney Boles

Between March and November of 2020, the nonprofit food distribution organization Farm Share handed out more than a hundred-million pounds of food across…

First Coast

Food Distribution Offered At 4 Jacksonville Locales This Week

Sydney Boles

Multiple food nonprofits are distributing free produce and non-perishables in the Jacksonville area this week for people experiencing food…

First Coast

Publix Donates 1.3M Pounds Of Food To Food Banks, Including Feeding Northeast Florida

Bill Bortzfield

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…

John Lennon at a press conference in 1971.

First Coast

‘Imagine’ Tag Honors Life Of John Lennon By Raising Money To Feed Hungry Floridians

Brendan Rivers

October 9, 2020, would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, and to honor his life, Feeding Florida is giving residents the opportunity to help fight…

First Coast

Fla. Food Banks See Demand Spike As Federal Unemployment Benefits Expire

Melissa Ross

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the state, tens of thousands of Florida residents face the end of temporary unemployment benefits they…

First Coast

Faith Matters 1/14/19: Faith And Food

Food has always been a necessity for life, and most faith traditions consider food a gift from God.Yet according to the World Hunger Education Service,…

First Coast

2 More Duval Schools Get Food Pantries

Feeding Northeast Florida will open new food pantries at two Duval County schools to help feed children who would otherwise go without.Full food pantries…

First Coast

Feeding Northeast Florida Gets $30,000 Grant To Help The Hungry

Cyd Hoskinson

More hungry families in Jacksonville will get the food they need thanks to Feeding Northeast Florida and a $30,000 grant from United Healthcare.Feeding…

First Coast Connect

9/14/2016: Miracle On The Hudson; Marisella Veiga; Hunger Action Month

Kevin Meerschaert

The movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09bIseWdwqg">“Sully” hit theaters last week. It’s the story of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 and its pilot Capt.…