food insecurity

In the 16 counties the food bank serves, over half of the residents are living paycheck-to-paycheck.

Many senior citizens are on a fixed income and have been particularly hit hard by rising prices. Some say they're not hearing politicians talk about that this election season.

The top issues for many young adults in this election aren't about culture wars, but their wallets. Inflation and rising prices have hit a lot of people in this age group.

Envision Credit Union's "Envision No Hunger" campaign matched any community contribution up to $30,000 over a 5-year period.

The event's usual venue at the Godby High School cafeteria was heavily damaged by flooding in April, so the food pack-a-thon moved to Fairview Middle School.

With some residents going nearly a week without electricity, the contents of their refrigerators and freezers were a total loss.

Executive Director Monique Ellsworth said her organization isn't the only food bank now struggling with new grant reductions and restrictions.

Eating, or satiety, is a basic physiological need. How that need is met can vary from person to person, moment to moment, and, increasingly often, is dependent on income. In Tallahassee, between its two public universities, those income and access lines can be as pronounced as the railroad tracks that divide the two schools.

This was a different direction for the "Full Summer" effort to compensate for the lack of school-provided nutrition for low-income families when classes aren't in session.

The money will be used to expand and improve the organization's food distribution in its 16-county serving area.