{"id":52399,"date":"2022-02-22T21:23:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=52399"},"modified":"2022-02-22T21:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T02:41:59","slug":"long-lines-at-food-distribution-site-in-lehigh-acres-shows-food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/02\/long-lines-at-food-distribution-site-in-lehigh-acres-shows-food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Long lines at food distribution site in Lehigh Acres shows food insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Lehigh Acres on Tuesday scores of vehicles lined up to receive their food from the Harry Chapin Food Bank.<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-52399 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/02\/long-lines-at-food-distribution-site-in-lehigh-acres-shows-food-insecurity\/screenshot-2-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-2-3-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/02\/long-lines-at-food-distribution-site-in-lehigh-acres-shows-food-insecurity\/screenshot-4-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-4-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-4-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-4-1-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The distribution site at the old Copperhead Golf Course feeds more than 500 families a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feed about 550 families a week here and it can go between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds of food,\u201d said Clarence Thompson, mobile pantry driver for the Harry Chapin Food Bank.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52402 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-3-1-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-3-1-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screenshot-3-1.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the long line, many people were struggling to stay positive.<\/p>\n<p>But that changes once they make it to the front of the line.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone leaves with food for their families and a smile on their face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to sleep good,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cI helped a lot of families.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Lehigh Acres on Tuesday scores of vehicles lined up to receive their food from the Harry Chapin Food Bank. 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