Miami -Before the sunrise on another day of May, workers at Miami Food Bank feed on the move of South Florida, loading it, and stack from food platforms and home commodities on trucks.
With the help of volunteers, this activity of the organization allowed the organization to distribute food to 1.2 million people in four provinces in Florida.
Food goes to people like Rosalyn Budgett, who lives on a fixed income and comes to feed southern Florida every two months.
“I am able to get a balanced meal on a daily basis,”
She says it is without the food bank, “Maybe I am starving.”
But the aid you depend on has decreased. In March, the Ministry of Governmental efficiency at the White House Financing For about one billion dollars from the US Department of Agriculture programs. The two federal programs that were cut off schools and food banks allowed the purchase of food directly from local farmers and producers.
“We have seen empty shelves since February,” Baku Velez, CEO of South Florida Nutrition Company, told CBS News. “These cuts have caused an effect, not only on our ability to serve, but on the ability of families to prosper in southern Florida and all over the country.”
To feed South Florida, the discounts reach 40 % of its annual budget of $ 37 million.
“It is an unfortunate situation, because we see that our families are desperate,” said Velez. “They come more frequent than ever. We are trying to keep as much food as possible. But there is a little despair.”
Automobile line to distribute weekly food in the Embrazer Church in southern Miami It was only longer Over the years.
Reverend Roberto Blanco, who gets part of the width of the South Florida warehouse, works with less.
The situation also affects farmers. East Coast Farm and Vegetables participated near Parkland, Florida, with southern Florida feeding to use federal dollars to choose and package products for needy families.
“This program … is a great use of our tax dollars,” said Catlin Garcia, deputy head of the East Coast and Vegetables farm. “We are not only helping our farmers … here in the United States, but you also feed families.”
Without the money needed to process products, farmers hope that the crops will not be lost.
“We know that the ultimate goal is to feed people and we need to work for this goal,” says Garcia.
Aimee Picchi contributed to this report.
