Food Insecurity

Former House Speaker Paul Renner is running for the Republican nomination to be Florida's governor. He talks about his plans with "Florida Matters Live & Local" host Matthew Peddie.

The Trump administration discontinued future releases of the USDA’s Household Food Security survey, calling it “redundant,” “costly,” and “subjective, liberal fodder.” Food policy experts disagree.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," host Matthew Peddie directs listeners from south St. Pete's food concerns, a dustup over oversight of college courses, a preview of the upcoming legislative session and a patriotic runner.

Baptist Health in Northeast Florida will fund 215,000 meals across its five-county service area as part of its commitment to eradicate food insecurity.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," Metropolitan Ministries chief programs officer Christine Long describes an increase in food demand this holiday season and gearing up to help families for Christmas.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we cover families facing food insecurity, endangered manatees, navigating tricky holiday conversations and exploring festive local events.

The Lakeland nonprofit is seeing more walk-ins, more anxiety and higher demand as older adults struggle to afford groceries.

City council committee members voted against providing the One Community Grocery Co-op with a $50,000 capacity-building grant.

The program, "Food for Our Neighbors," collects food and household items for immigrant families struggling in the midst of heightened immigration enforcement.

The state allocated $38 million to the Farmers Feeding Florida program. The new statewide initiative helps food banks distribute surplus and discounted farm products to families in need.

The district's meal sites are available through the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), a program under the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The state gives rural districts, like Hernando County, extra leeway in distributing food.

Thanks to the success of the recent Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the shelves are full. But without enough hands to sort and hand out those donations, much of that food risks going unused.