Second Harvest of the Big Bend

A system is in place at Florida’s public schools to make sure kids don’t go hungry. But what happens when school is out? Summer hunger is the topic of today's Speaking Of.

Florida has a population of over 22 million residents, and more than 13 percent of those residents receive SNAP benefits monthly to buy groceries.

Even with the government reopening, it’s not known when SNAP funds will start flowing again. Local groups are trying to help, including some micro pantries.

Second Harvest of the Big Bend and the Tallahassee Urban League are stepping up even more due to cuts to the low-income food program known as SNAP.

Second Harvest of the Big Bend and WTXL-TV joined forces to host a mass food distribution on November 1st.

'What we are doing with food lockers' is being studied by other communities

The League's new president becomes the 1st African American in the local organization's 65 year history.

"We’ve not seen temperatures like this in a long time”

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

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