TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A fun challenge is shedding light on a serious issue impacting hundreds of thousands of families in Tampa Bay.
The shelves of Feeding Tampa Bay are stocked. “For children that want to learn, for seniors to stay healthy, for families who want to stay active, we want them to have access to the best food there is. The challenge a lot of our families have is fresh food is more expensive,” President Thomas Mantz said.
In addition to assistance from the food bank, more than 250,000 households in the 10-county region rely on benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP…