In the spirit of giving, the Miami Marlins organization, in collaboration with Feeding South Florida, distributed free food to a thousand families in need just ahead of Thanksgiving.

Two 36-foot tractor-trailers will soon be heading to the Big Bend area with much needed support in the form of food and water from Feeding South Florida.

Feeding South Florida, the leading hunger-relief organization in South Florida, hosted its 12th Annual Outrun Hunger 5K on Saturday morning.

On the first episode of This Week in South Florida podcast of 2023, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava, Broward County Mayor Lamar Fisher, Monroe County Mayor Craig Cates and Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome Broward School Board Chair Lori Alhadeff, Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, and Feeding South Florida President and CEO Paco Velez.

The 100 Black Men of South Florida started their 31st annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on Saturday where they plan to serve more than 70,000 people in South Florida in 2022.

Last week, Publix Super Markets Charities donated $5.65 million to 328 Feeding America member food banks and other food nonprofits in Southeast Florida.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Florida lawmakers Rep. Daniel Perez and Sen. Jason Pizzo, Broward County Mayor Michael Udine and Feeding South Florida President and CEO Paco Velez.

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It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas ‚when Hunter visits “Feeding South Florida,” and a small local shoe store that’s helping the homeless plus a Miami restaurant that’s survived the pandemic by serving healthy fare.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast are FIU infectious disease expert Dr. Aileen Marty, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, Feeding South Florida President Paco Velez, and journalists Nancy Ancrum from the Miami Herald and Steve Bousquet from the Sun Sentinel. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of This Week in South Florida are FIU infectious disease expert Dr. Aileen Marty, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, Feeding South Florida President Paco Velez, and journalists Nancy Ancrum from the Miami Herald and Steve Bousquet from the Sun Sentinel. The full episode can be viewed at the top of this page.

Long lines for aid in South Florida show need for 2nd relief bill is direLocal officials say they need more help. Volunteers said there are a lot of people that are out of work in South Florida. “We know that without access to good jobs, there is no health,” said Melida Akiti, the vice-chair of the Health Foundation of South Florida. Akiti added the coronavirus pandemic has worsened economic inequality in South Florida. Holness, Rick Beasley, of Career Source of South Florida, and Ron Moffett, of Career Source Broward.

Broward County· 11 to 11:30 a.m.: Local veteran Thanksgiving meal giveaway, South Florida Institute on Aging, 2038 N. Dixie Highway, Fort Lauderdale. Feeding South Florida. Feeding South Florida. Feeding South Florida. Feeding South Florida.

MIAMI – David Guetta will be playing a two-hour set in downtown Miami that will be live-streamed starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Guetta and the Miami Downtown Development Authority are raising funds for Feeding South Florida, Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris - Hôpitaux de France and the World Health Organization. “I’m very excited to share what’s been in the works for some time now,” Guetta said in a statement. Guetta is accepting donations on his website. Here is how to watch it:

As long as there is a need for food, Christ Fellowship and Feeding South Florida are determined to meet it. Every Monday, beginning at 12:30 p.m., families from across South Florida can come to the church’s Palmetto Bay campus and receive a heaping bag of essential groceries, including fresh produce and protein-enriched foods. People are not permitted to exit their vehicles or walk-up to receive the food donations. Feeding South Florida and the church expect to help at least 500 families every Monday. Christ Fellowship’s Palmetto Bay campus is located at 8900 SW 168th St. For more information, visit cfmiami.org or email info@cfmiami.org.

It all prepared her to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic. The business development manager at Jack & Jill Children’s Center, an organization aiming to break the cycle of poverty by helping children and their families, has been working hard to distribute free food at drive-through events. Alana Wortsman (Local 10 News)On March 25th, Wortsman was working outside of the Jack & Jill Children’s Center in Fort Lauderdale. Epidemiologists have advised that isolation is best to avoid COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus. For more information about how to join Wortsman’s effort, visit the Jack & Jill Center’s site.

“Our fear is, once harvest season is over in the next couple of months, we’re not going to have these great items, like green beans, the tomatoes you see behind me,” says Paco Velez, CEO of Feeding South Florida. All the wonderful things that South Florida grows — we’re going to start running low.”Velez says the organization’s supply of nonperishables is already dwindling. “We’re running short on peanut butter, we’re running short on canned tuna, canned chicken,” he says. Velez says Feeding South Florida has become a 24-hour operation and has seen its distribution triple the past couple weeks. “It’s not OK if Feeding South Florida runs out food, because families are truly relying on us to meet the entirety of their needs.”HOW TO HELPhttps://feedingsouthflorida.org/http://farmshare.org/how-to-help/INFO ON FUTURE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONShttps://feedingsouthflorida.org/covid19/http://farmshare.org/food-distributions/

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – It was all hands on deck as city employees and volunteers from Feeding South Florida packed bags full of fruit, veggies and other food items to feed a thousand families Tuesday in Opa-locka. Even the city’s police chief and the mayor were on hand. “We want to make sure everyone has fresh food during this time that a lot of people aren’t able to go to work,” Mayor Matthew Pigatt said. “The government is to be here for the people.”Tuesday morning’s giveaway was held at Sherbondy Park Pavilion. Those who were not able to pick up food Tuesday may email clientservices@feedingsouthflorida.org, or they can visit feedingsouthflorida.org/covid19 and use the agency locator to find a pantry that’s open near them.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Amid the coronavirus outbreak, local organizations are doing what they can to make sure everyone is taken care of, including Feeding South Florida. About a dozen volunteers were packing boxes full of food Monday morning in Pembroke Park, but they need a lot more help. Feeding South Florida is supporting Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County school families who are going to struggle to put food on the table during the coronavirus outbreak. If you want to volunteer, you can reach out to Feeding South Florida. For those who can’t support in person, Feeding South Florida has just announced the Feeding South Florida COVID-19 Response Fund with up to $250,000 in matched dollars thanks to Ultimate Software and other friends.

SoFlo HEALTH beats the heat by learning the cold facts of the Frost Museum of Science. Plus what it takes to feed the needy at "Feeding South Florida," and another installment of "Fit After 50!" Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

SoFlo HEALTH beats the heat by learning the cold facts of the Frost Museum of Science. Plus what it takes to feed the needy at "Feeding South Florida," and another installment of "Fit After 50!" Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.