WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE
Unfortunately, many people believe that their vote doesn’t make a difference and, therefore, why bother? And though technically it's true—one vote won't necessarily make or break an election—that belief can spread between families and…
WHO WE ARE | JOHN DALSIMER
Welcome to our newer series on the Florida Impact to End Hunger blog where we highlight our wonderful group of board members and team with a brief interview. This time around, we look to board treasurer John Dalsimer, who is also the Regional…
“IT CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON MANY THINGS.” | A WORD FROM JULIAN PEREZ-HERNANDEZ
Going into this summer, everything was extremely uncertain and different, and I became worried that I wouldn't be able to impact my community the way I had hoped. But, thankfully, I was chosen for the opportunity to work alongside Florida Impact…
“ONCE PEOPLE UNITE FOR A COMMON GOAL” | A WORD FROM SHIRBRINA JEFFERSON
This summer, I served as a Hunger Free America Summer Associate. I was familiar with the layout of the Summer BreakSpot program from my previous service last summer. However, changes had to be made to accommodate the conditions from the COVID-19…
“SMALL ACTIONS CAN HAVE VERY POWERFUL EFFECTS” | A WORD FROM MARIANA VISO
Mariana Viso chose to spend her summer serving the community. As part of Hunger Free America's VISTA program, she's helped Florida Impact to End Hunger with the Summer BreakSpot sites at libraries throughout Miami-Dade. As the summer comes to…
FOOD ‘N’ FUN FOR THE FOURTH
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The week leading up to July 4th, we teamed up with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to hand out Food ’N’ Fun activity packs to add some summer fun at their three Summer BreakSpot meal sites in Tallahassee!…
WHO WE ARE | LISA EARLY
Welcome to our newer series on the Florida Impact to End Hunger blog where we highlight our wonderful group of board members and team with a brief interview. This time around, we look to longtime board member Lisa Early who is also the Director…
GREETINGS FROM OUR AMAZING SUMMER ASSOCIATES
With summer officially in full swing, we want to take a moment to allow our three new summer associates to introduce themselves. Well, Shirbrina you may recognize, but a warm welcome to Julian and Mariana! Find their introductions below.
Julian…
WHO WE ARE | REV. DR. SHARON AUSTIN
This is the start of a new series on the Florida Impact to End Hunger blog where we highlight our wonderful group of board members and team with a brief interview.
First up, our Board President Rev. Dr. Sharon Austin, Director of Connectional…
FLORIDA HEALTHY RETAIL: BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
The Florida Healthy Retail project kicked off in Miami Gardens and has been achieving much success even despite the Coronavirus pandemic. What was first thought to be a supreme barrier to our project is what actually motivates us and our retailers…