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Groups Partner To Distribute Free Food To North Escambia Residents
February 27, 2013
Hundreds of pounds of free food and dairy products will be distributed to local residents on Thursday.
The Florida Department of Children and Families, AmeriCorps and Farm Share will host the free food distribution for residents of the town of Century and North Escambia area residents on Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. at the old Carver Middle School on Hecker Road in Century.
Assisted by volunteers from the Marine Corps and Carver Community Center, Farm Share will distribute fresh and nutritious food and dairy to up to 300 local families in need. Residents should bring a photo identification.
The food giveaway underscores the year-round need for charitable giving and volunteerism, according to DCF. It highlights the volunteers and businesses that donate their time, talent and resources to help families in need and strengthen their communities.
Farm Share is a Florida non-profit organization working to alleviate hunger and malnutrition by recovering fresh and nutritious food and distributing it to those who need it most. The group specializes in obtaining donated fresh fruits and vegetables from Florida’s farmers and putting the food into the hands of the of low-income families in need of nutritious food. Every year, Farm Share provides more than 15 million pounds of of nutritious food to more than 600,000 low-income households across Florida.
Picture top: A Farm Share distribution. Pictured below: Gov. Rick Scott helps distribute food at a Farm Share event last year in Franklin County. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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12 Responses to “Groups Partner To Distribute Free Food To North Escambia Residents”
>>>This would be really helpful for our large family. We live in McDavid but unfortunately my DL still shows our last address in Cantonment
A Cantonment address is fine! I just called and confirmed.
This would be really helpful for our large family. We live in McDavid but unfortunately my DL still shows our last address in Cantonment
I’am fighting cancer , and I need to eat fresh veggies and fruits, That really helpful to me, I want to Thank the farmers for their products, and the time to help or town. God Bless to all.
If it weren’t for this groups (and others) there would be a lot more hungry people here. There are a lot of people looking for jobs who can’t find one, people who work part time because there isn’t a full time job, and seniors who don’t make enough to live on and pay for medicine.
Amen Worried Resident.
>>Is this just for Florida residents?
As far as I know, it is for Florida residents of Century and other areas in north Escambia County.
Is this just for Florida residents? can people that live on the Ala./Fla line qualify? just wondering!! know people that are in need!!
If you don’t qualify, you just don’t qualify! Don’t begrudge the people who do. I don’t qualify. I’m just thankful for what I do have, and what I can afford.
Sorry for the words *whe=who and *used=use.
I totally applaud the organizations giving of their time,money, and products, but I have to agree with wannaknow. There are people whe don’t qualify for aid that still could really used the help. Been there,Done that.
This is a great thing if done right but the people who end up getting these kinds of things are the ones already on foodstamps and the people that really could use them still go without.
I applaud these organizations for giving their time and money to help our own! It helps give me hope and faith in America in these troubled times!