ORLANDO, Fla. — Celebrating the holidays can cause a financial strain for many Central Floridians, especially with rising prices. Just three days away from Thanksgiving, Hispanic Federation visited Johnson Manor and Englewood Neighborhood Center to deliver meals to senior citizens in need.
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The Hispanic Federation’s Florida chapter visited Johnson Manor and Englewood Neighborhood Center to deliver meals to senior citizens in need on Monday.
This food distribution event is part of its larger reach to help people across 10 different counties, which it has geared $27,0000 toward helping people.
These donations are part of Hispanic Federation’s hunger relief initiative, delivering a total of $75,000 in food across the state this year. In total, it is reaching 1,800 families.
Between both locations on Monday, 70 people were given Thanksgiving groceries and a turkey to cook.
Laudi Campo, the state director of the Florida chapter of Hispanic Federation, said they served 70 people on Monday between both locations. This effort was done in partnership with the City of Orlando and Commissioner Tony Ortiz, who represents District 2.
“Hispanic Federation is here to empower our community. We know that vulnerable communities such as seniors are very important from hunger. Relief is one of our pillars when we talk about community,” Campo said.
All the groceries and turkeys that were handed out are part of Hispanic Federation’s larger reach to help people across 10 different counties have food access this Thanksgiving. About $27,0000 is being geared toward helping people.
The Hispanic Federation’s Florida chapter visited Johnson Manor and Englewood Neighborhood Center to deliver meals to senior citizens in need on Monday. (Spectrum News/Jordan Mead)
“So, we understand that not only Thanksgiving every day of the year, our seniors are into what is isolation. So, we want to tackle that, but especially times like this, we take care of them with programs and also with hunger relief efforts,” Campo said.
“Florida is struggling, not only seniors,” she said. “Our vulnerable communities are struggling to put food on their tables. More than ever, we’re getting together to help them and to bring attention to that because those are the people, disabled, kids and seniors at the top of priority for us.”
These donations are part of Hispanic Federation’s hunger relief initiative delivering $75,000 in food across the state this year.
Between both locations on Monday, 70 people were given Thanksgiving groceries and a turkey to cook. (Spectrum News/Jordan Mead)
In total, they’re reaching 1,800 families.
Ramonita Vazquez has lived at Johnson Manor for seven years, and she said the food assistance takes a financial burden off her plate.
“Oh, it’s been a lot of difference because they’re having something in the table to eat,” she said.