The Salvation Army of Broward County received an urgent email late last month about their food deliveries from Farm Share, Florida’s largest independent food bank.
The news was not good. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had canceled 15 truckloads of food, limiting Farm Share’s food deliveries to twice a month instead of once a week, effective April 7.
The change has left the shelves of the Salvation Army of Broward County’s food pantry nearly empty and staff struggling to feed families dealing with food insecurity…