Floridaâs Latino population hit hard by food insecurity during the pandemic
By mid-October, nearly 20 percent of Latino households in Florida reported that they didnât have enough food to eat in the past week.
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Staff and volunteers load items cars and direct motorists during a mega-pantry food distribution effort by Feeding Tampa Bay outside the Yuengling Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa on July 1, 2020. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
By Dalia Faheid, Medill News Service
Published Feb. 22
Updated Feb. 23
Every eight days, Gloria Romeroâs 23-year-old son drives her half an hour away to the University of South Florida, then lines up among 700 cars and waits until a Feeding Tampa Bay volunteer places a box full of potatoes, onions, oranges and carrots in the trunk. If sheâs lucky, the groceries last 15 days.