Feeding the Gulf Coast

Between Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties, 24 geographic areas are identified as food deserts, or areas with low income and low access to nutritious food. Over 102,000 Northwest Floridians in the four counties are affected.

According to the USDA, 12.8% of Americans — more than 39 million people — live in food deserts. There are two dozen food deserts across Northwest Florida.

As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, local food insecurity remains high. In 2021, food assistance organizations worked to feed thousands, and will continue to do so int new year.

Caleb Carmichael, cross country coach at the University of West Florida, notched over 180 miles last week. Carmichael’s goal was to complete seven…

Children age 18 and younger who no longer receive free or reduced meals due to school closures in the wake of COVID-19 are getting help from an area food…

About 800,000 furloughed and unpaid government workers are again receiving paychecks after the end of the 35-day shutdown. But a number of charities are…

While many families are planning their holiday meals, for many others what they’re having remains up in the air – and dependent on local food…