food banks /tags/food-banks food banks en-US WLRN Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:48:22 GMT Backlash over Fort Lauderdale commissioner's 'hideous' proposal to cut homelessness budget /government-politics/2023-12-22/fort-lauderdale-homelessness-budget-lawsuit Steve Glassman proposed taking almost $640,000 out of the city's budget for homeless services next year after the city lost a long-running lawsuit over a ban on the feeding of homeless people in public parks. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 16:48:22 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-22/fort-lauderdale-homelessness-budget-lawsuit Gerard Albert Florida food bank delivers medically-tailored meals to food-insecure patients /2023-05-19/central-florida-food-bank-delivers-medically-tailored-meals-to-food-insecure-patients The pilot program is starting small with hopes of serving many more patients with a variety of chronic conditions. Fri, 19 May 2023 12:25:34 GMT /2023-05-19/central-florida-food-bank-delivers-medically-tailored-meals-to-food-insecure-patients Joe Byrnes Sundial: Rescuing excess food in South Florida - and getting it to those who need it /podcast/sundial/2023-02-22/sundial-40-percent-of-food-in-america-goes-to-waste-shes-helping-rescue-that-food-and-get-it-to-those-who-need-it Ellen Bowen, the site director of Food Rescue South Florida, joins host Carlos Frías to talk about what works in eliminating food waste and distributing unused food to those who need it most. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:53:18 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-02-22/sundial-40-percent-of-food-in-america-goes-to-waste-shes-helping-rescue-that-food-and-get-it-to-those-who-need-it Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Food drives bring nutrition, health checks and fun to South Florida /local-news/2023-01-03/food-drives-bring-nutrition-health-checks-and-fun-to-south-florida At food drives hosted by nonprofit Farm Share, families in need can get meals for a week and free health screenings. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-01-03/food-drives-bring-nutrition-health-checks-and-fun-to-south-florida Joshua Ceballos Donations to food banks can't keep up with rising costs /national/2022-12-22/donations-to-food-banks-cant-keep-up-with-rising-costs Food banks and nonprofits say inflation has hurt fundraising and made it hard to handle a surge in demand. One CEO says the need is close to the height of the pandemic. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT /national/2022-12-22/donations-to-food-banks-cant-keep-up-with-rising-costs Mary Yang