FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The line on Thursday was double the size of a normal pantry day at the Salvation Army on West Broward Boulevard. “We are seeing about a 50 percent increase in our food distribution,” said Major Stephen Long, The Salvation Army. "We are looking for some extra relief as far as food," said Trayvon Tisdale, who was also waiting for the distribution at Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is ready to feed those who are hungry. The Salvation Army conducts its food distribution every Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Broward Boulevard location.

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – The need for food in Florida City, as well as other parts of South Florida, is so great that people at Saint Matthews Holiness Church started lining up as early as 5:30 a.m. That was even earlier than many of the organizers of the event arrived. New York Jets linebacker James Burgess, a Florida City native, was among the people giving out bags of chicken, bread, orange juice and other food items at the church at 1238 NW 9th Ave.Farm Share provided the food at the drive-up distribution, much of which was donated by farmers. [Check Farm Share’s Upcoming Distributions Calendar]“We’re giving back to the community,” said Burgess. Joyce Hood, a full-time school worker who hasn’t been on the job since school buildings shut down in March, was also waiting in line. McGhee said he expected the grocery giveaway to continue until 1 p.m. Thursday.

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