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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Farm Share to distribute produce, canned goods in Tallahassee area
Farm Share, Florida's leading food nonprofit and the state's largest food bank, is distributing food to food-insecure Floridians in the Tallahassee area starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at 2525 S. Monroe St., while supplies last. Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods. Distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of all parties. Attendees must arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed. With more than 3.9 million families suffering from food insecurity throughout Florida, Farm Share meets the everyday hunger needs of Floridians by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections. Farm Share also distributes food to the community through its network of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers across Florida free of charge. To find a food pantry near you, visit This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Farm Share to distribute food in Tallahassee drive-thru July 12
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Farm Share teams up with Global Empowerment Mission to prep Florida for hurricane season
Florida's largest independent food bank, Farm Share, partners with Disaster Relief Nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) to distribute hurricane preparedness supplies throughout the state. The statewide event begins on Saturday, June 7, at 9 a.m. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< The American Red Cross will sponsor the event alongside Neighbors 4 Neighbors to distribute hurricane supply kits to 6,500 families. 'We know the fear and uncertainty that hurricane season brings for so many Florida families,' said Stephen Shelley, CEO of Farm Share. 'That's why we're committed to showing up, before, during, and after the storm, to make sure our neighbors have the support and supplies they need to stay safe and recover.' [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] The locations include: Tallahassee Fairgrounds – 441 Paul Russell Rd.., Tallahassee, FL 32301 Sumpter Park – 165 SW 3rd Ave, Madison, FL 32340 Fair Ground Youth Fair – 10901 SW 24th St, Miami, FL 33165 Pompano North Lauderdale Park – 4001 NW 62nd St, North Lauderdale, FL 33068 Hand Park – 500 W Canal St S, Belle Glade, FL 33430 West Palm Beach - IBEW Local #728 Building Corp – 4620 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Celebration Church – 9555 R G Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Next Level Church – 12400 Plantation Road, Fort Myers, FL 33966 Raymond James Stadium – 4201 N Himes Ave Lot 14, Tampa, FL 33607 [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] 'Our collective goal is to work hand-in-hand with corporate, government, religious, nonprofit, and individual partners to minimize the impact of major disasters, said Michael Capponi, Founder of GEM. 'We believe that smart partnerships are the key to building a stronger, more resilient response framework.' Farm Share and GEM delivered more than 13 million pounds of emergency supplies, including food and water, last year. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
CBS News
07-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
CBS News Miami partners with South Florida nonprofits for hurricane supply giveaway
It's better to be prepared before a storm hits rather than having to go stock up on supplies during one. That's why CBS News Miami helped participate in a hurricane supply drive where anyone who drove up got some water and non-perishable food for hurricane season. Saturday's event showed us how important a service like this is for families across South Florida. Eric Bryant said his family usually spends $300 to $400 on hurricane preparedness. "That ain't even enough," he said. "We don't even have money for hotels," Bryant said. He told CBS News Miami his family is on a fixed income, so getting hurricane supplies for free here was a lifeline, so he came up from Homestead to Westchester. "This is good," Bryant said. "You see how far we came to get this." That's why CBS News Miami partnered with Neighbors 4 Neighbors, Farm Share, and Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) to distribute hurricane supplies. CBS News Miami's team was there as people drove up, put their supplies in their trunks, and left. "If a hurricane does hit. You already have the supplies you're going to need to take on this kind of event," said CBS News Miami Anchor Erika Gonzalez. People started showing up as early as 6 a.m. Saturday — and the event didn't even start until 9 a.m. "That just shows you that no one's gonna do that unless they're in need," said Katy Meagher, the CEO of Neighbors 4 Neighbors. This was one of nine sites that were handing out hurricane supplies. And at this site alone, there were enough supplies to help 1,000 people. The non-profits behind the event said they got the supplies through donations and support from local food banks. "We're gonna be helping families with food for a couple days," said Erika Ruiz of GEM. "It's more important now than ever to make sure that the community is getting food before the storm gets here," added Nick Rodriguez of the Farmshare Food Bank. Organizers told CBS News Miami that if someone needs supplies and couldn't make it this weekend, their family can work with the Farmshare Food Bank to have supplies delivered to them.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tree-Ripe Fruit Co.'s Peach Stop Truck events slated in Oshkosh, Sheboygan and Manitowoc
OSHKOSH – Fruit lovers in northeast Wisconsin are in for a treat this summer. Tree-Ripe Fruit Co.'s Peach Stop Truck events will make 11 stops in the Oshkosh, Sheboygan and Manitowoc areas between June and August. Starting June 17 at Oshkosh North High School, Tree-Ripe Fruit Co. trucks will be delivering fresh Georgia peaches to parking lots, markets and community stops across the region. 'There's nothing like seeing people line up for peaches year after year — some of our customers have been coming to the truck for over 20 years, so it's more than just fruit, it's like a family reunion,' said Tree-Ripe Fruit Co. owner Tiernan Paine in a written statement. 'It's a summer tradition we're really proud to be part of.' A Tree-Ripe truck will return to Oshkosh North July 8 after making stops at Oshkosh West June 28, July 26 and Aug. 5. Additional stops are scheduled in Manitowoc (June 24, July 22), Sheboygan (June 24, July 22) and Plymouth (June 24, July 22). Read more: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh reveals lineup for 2025 Warbirds in Review. Here's what's coming. In partnership with Pearson Farm, Tree-Ripe picks peaches and delivers them across the Midwest to customers within 48 hours. Customers can purchase peaches by the 25-pound half-bushel boxes while early stops will also include Georgia pecans and New Mexico pistachios. Michigan blueberries will arrive around July 4 while consumers can also order online or sign up for Tree-Ripe's Farm Share subscription boxes to have fruit delivered to their door. 'We just got back from our pre-season visit to Pearson Farm to see the peaches for ourselves and it's the bumper crop we dream of,' Paine said. 'Everything lined up perfectly this season, and we're going all in bringing back big boxes, no limits, and no price increases. It's going to be a perfect summer.' Read more: Top Wisconsin chili chefs to square off in State Chili Cook-Off in Green Lake Customers can pick up a free paper tote at every truck and will have the chance to enter the "Share a Peach" sweepstakes by posting a photo of themselves sharing peaches and tag the picture #ShareaPeach on social media. Winners will be entered to win free peaches or gift cards.. Peach trucks are also scheduled to make the following stops: Appleton area: Appleton/Grand Chute: June 18, July 9, Aug. 5 Little Chute/Kimberly: June 18, July 9 Neenah: June 17, July 8 Menasha: June 18, July 9 Green Bay area Green Bay East: July 5, Aug. 2 Green Bay West: July 5, Aug. 2 De Pere: July 5, Aug. 2 Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @justinmarville. This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Tree-Ripe Peach Stop Truck coming to Oshkosh, Sheboygan, Manitowoc
Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Trump cuts hit flood control and food aid in Miami-Dade. Will Medicaid be next?
Cuts to federal spending yanked $10 million for flood-prevention projects in Miami, slashed USDA produce deliveries to a leading food bank and killed $17 million in grant money that Miami-Dade County hoped to secure for expanding Internet access to low-income households. But those cutbacks aren't what have county administrators worried. It's the even deeper cuts proposed by the Trump administration that they say would bring severe consequences to healthcare, housing and social services throughout Miami-Dade. The county's Democratic mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, laid out potential impacts in a recent memo to county commissioners. With more than $700 billion in Medicaid spending reductions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Republican-backed spending and policy bill that narrowly passed the U.S. House on May 22, Levine Cava's memo warns of local pain if Washington cuts back on the stream of federal healthcare dollars to the Miami area. 'Last year, in Miami-Dade, Medicaid provided services to 40,300 children (30% of the County's children) and 120,700 seniors and people with disabilities,' Levine Cava wrote in the May 19 memo. 'Any reduction in Medicaid funding would significantly impact access to care and economic security.' U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Republican and Levine Cava's predecessor as county mayor, defended the proposed Medicaid changes that he voted for in the House, including work requirements for some recipients and stricter eligibility scrutiny to prevent 'double-dipping' by Medicaid recipients wrongly enrolled in more than one state program. 'The benefits to eligible residents have not been reduced,' he said. Federal funding accounts for about 6% of the county's $12.7 billion budget — amounting to more than $750 million annually from Washington. Among the funding concerns cited in the memo: A $65 million shortfall in funding for the federal Section 8 rental voucher program that Miami-Dade administers using dollars from Washington. The memo said more than 5,400 households could lose their housing assistance without more federal money in 2025. The potential loss of Head Start childcare dollars through a planned restructuring at the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Miami-Dade runs Head Start childcare centers funded by roughly $90 million a year from Washington. The latest grant expires Oct. 1, and Levine Cava said there's no option yet to apply for a renewal in the federal grant-making system. Cutbacks in federally funded food shipments that make their way to soup kitchens, church pantries and food banks throughout Miami-Dade. Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits. Farm Share's federal shipments hit about 15 million pounds between February and May last year, compared to 7 million pounds this year, said Stephen Shelley, president of the Homestead-based charity. 'It's concerning,' he said. Even so, Shelley said he's optimistic the cutbacks will be temporary as the second Trump administration retools the program and manages fallout from the shortages. 'This is a cycle that is not uncommon. We're watching, and we're hopeful.' While the memo focuses mostly on potential funding impacts, some examples represent federal money that's already lost. That includes a $16.5 million grant from the Department of Commerce that the county hoped to receive to expand Internet access countywide. One of the biggest hits to Miami-Dade's existing federal funding is a grant designed to help the county lessen current-day flooding, as well as help prepare for sea-level rise. Two of the floodiest spots in Miami-Dade County — the mouth of Little River and the Biscayne Canal — were set to receive multimillion-dollar makeovers designed to protect neighborhoods against high waters and heavy rains. But last month, the Trump administration ended FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) grant program, which launched during Trump's first term. READ MORE: Millions in South Florida flood-control projects on hold after Trump FEMA cuts Planning for the flood protection projects is on schedule to finish up this month. But there's no longer federal money to raise the height of canal walls and purchase bigger pumps to keep rainwater flowing to Biscayne Bay instead of into nearby streets. 'The cancellation of the BRIC program poses a major setback to Miami-Dade County's ability to implement long-term resilience strategies,' Levine Cava wrote. She said the two canceled grants were worth $9.2 million, with another $23 million in pending grant applications also taken off the table. Even so, she said Miami-Dade will be pursuing other federal dollars for the projects — even if they have more strings attached. Levine Cava is already warning of a nearly $400 million shortfall for the county's 2026 budget from increased local spending and slowing growth in property-tax revenues. That can make it harder to snag federal grants because county 'departments continue to face challenges identifying required match funding.'
