Lakeland nonprofit helping seniors stay fed among increasing food insecurity

Imagine having to make the tough decision to pay your bills or buy groceries. Advocates say that’s the harsh reality for many seniors who are navigating not having enough money for food.

It’s leading some seniors to seek help from nonprofits like Volunteers in Service to the Elderly in Lakeland.

While most of us get in our cars to head to the grocery store, for seniors in Lakeland, their drive is to VISTE to pick up their monthly groceries free of charge.

When one cart comes in, another one goes out — it’s a cycle that Welton Morris knows all too well…

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