Food insecurity continues to grow in SWFL during pandemic in 2021

It’s been a year since the pandemic began, and the need for food is still growing in Southwest Florida. For many, this pandemic has meant losing a job and not knowing how to feed the family. With lives turned upside down, food banks have been there to fill the need for millions of people at their tables.

We looked at how St, Matthew’s House is keeping up with food insecurity in Southwest Florida Thursday during the pandemic.

In the month of March, St. Matthew’s House has already fed thousands of families. At two earlier food distribution events, more than 500 families received food, and hundreds more showed up for meals during an event at Mount Olive A.M.E. Church in Fort Myers Thursday.

Boxes filled with food are what have been keeping people from missing out on meals.

In March 2020, we started to see lines that went on for miles filled with people trying to make sure their families didn’t go hungry. Nearly a year later, in the heart of our communities, many continue to struggle.

Lines and lines of cars with community members at food distributions are still a common sight in Southwest Florida.

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