OCOEE, Fla. – As gas and grocery prices continue to rise, more families across Central Florida are turning to food assistance — including some who say they never expected to need it.
At a weekend food drive in West Orlando, boxes that appeared to be filled with bananas instead held a mix of groceries and household essentials, from cereal and coffee to sparkling water, all intended for families struggling to make ends meet.
The distribution was organized by Southeastern Food Bank, a nonprofit focused on reaching some of the region’s most vulnerable residents…