poverty

DeSantis extends aid for poverty-stricken families through May

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Department of Children and Families announced Thursday the extension of two federal programs to help poverty-stricken families during the coronavirus pandemic.

Drivers started to line up for Monday morning’s food distribution on Sunday night

The efforts to curve hunger during the coronavirus pandemic continue. More than 1,000 drivers picked up free Farm Share groceries on Monday morning at Dolphin Mall in Miami-Dade County.

Need for free food during coronavirus pandemic ‘has only gotten worse,' commissioner says

Drivers in need during the coronavirus pandemic started to arrive at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday to Hialeah Gardens High School. Within a few hours, an L-shaped line of cars curved from Hialeah Gardens Boulevard and stretched on Okeechobee Road.

Demand for free food increases in South Florida amid coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of people continued to line up on Thursday at temporary food distribution sites in South Florida during the coronavirus pandemic.