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ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO.COM, WITH JUSTIN
WARMOTH.
>> GOOD MORNING. I’M JUSTIN
WARMOTH FOOD INSECURITY HAS
RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND THE
COUNTRY AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC CAUSED MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS TO LOSE THEIR JOBS
NONPROFITS LIKE THE SECOND
HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT
THEY CAN TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED
OF FOOD. BUT THE SUPPLY IS
STARTING TO STRETCH. THEN DAVE
CRYPTO, THE CEO OF SECOND
HARVEST IS HERE THIS MORNING
TO EXPLAIN THE GROWING NEED FOR
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
>> EXPLAIN TO ME EVEN NEED AND
HOW YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO GET
AS MUCH FOOD AS YOU CAN OUT OF
THE COMMUNITY IN NEED.
>> THE NEED CONTINUES TO BE
GREAT. YOU KNOW, IT HAS NOT
DIMINISHED MID MARCH AND IN
MY 26 YEARS OF DOING I’VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN
TERMS OF DEMAND
FOR FOOD IT FAR OUTWEIGHS THE
RECESSION ABOUT WHAT, 10 YEARS
AGO, 11 YEARS AGO AND YOU KNOW,
COMING OUT OF RECESSION.
IT TOOK TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE
FOR 5 YEARS TIME KIND OF GET
BACK TO EVEN, YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF THOSE PEOPLE DIDN’T GET BACK
TO EVEN.
BUT THIS PANDEMIC AND THE WE’RE
STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF, YOU
KNOW, TAKE A LOT OF US THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE OVER BY NOW.
BUT AS WE KNOW, WE HAVE CASES
INCREASING RECORD AMOUNTS EACH
EACH DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO SO THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, TO
PUT SOME NUMBERS TO IT.
WE HAVE SOME RESEARCHERS CALLED
MAP. THE MEAL GAP RESEARCH.
WE CAN LOOK AT CENTRAL FLORIDA
AREA
AND THERE’S BEEN AN INCREASE OF
ABOUT 49 49% INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
WHO ARE LOOKING FOR FOOD.
49 1% INCREASE IN PREPANDEMIC.
THAT WAS GREAT.
SO WE FIGURE FOR THE
6 COUNTY AREA. YOU ORANGE
OSCEOLA, SEMINOLE AND BREVARD
AND VOLUSIA. THERE’S
APPROXIMATELY 500 TO
600,000 PEOPLE THAT THAT ARE
ARE LOOKING FOR FOOD RELIEF.
YOU KNOW THAT TIES DIRECTLY
BACK.
TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
YOU KNOW, THE LAST FIGURE I SAW
ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR THE STATE
OF FLORIDA. THERE WERE 770,000
PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED. THAT’S 3
QUARTERS OF A MILLION PEOPLE IN
THE
IN OUR IN, YOU KNOW, THE
CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA THE SIZE
OF THAT. THE POPULATION.
WE PROBABLY REPRESENT, YOU
KNOW, 25 PERCENT OF THAT NUMBER
I KNOW IN ORLANDO, THE ORLANDO
AREA, THE UNEMPLOYMENT NOT
RATE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
UNEMPLOYED. IT’S JUST OVER A
130,000 PEOPLE. AND WE WE KNOW
IT’S CARS THAT RIGHT. SO THE
THE NEEDS PHENOMENON. SO, YOU
KNOW, IT’S THIS ADDITIONAL
POPULATION OVER AND ABOVE YOU
KNOW, THE FOLKS THAT WERE
STRUGGLING BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW, 4 TO 40 TO ALMOST
50% OF THE PEOPLE SEEKING FOOD
RELIEF ARE SEEKING IT FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
SO WHERE IS WHERE YOU BEING
ABLE TO FIND FOOD AND TO
SUPPORT THAT MANY PEOPLE.
>> EXACTLY AND WE’RE NOT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT MEETING
A 100% OF THAT
GAP EITHER. BUT OUR
DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN SKY HIGH.
SINCE MID-MARCH WE’VE
DISTRIBUTED AND NOT TO FOR
45 MILLION UNITS.
LET THAT SINK IN FOR A SECOND.
SO WHERE ARE WE GETTING THAT
FOOD. YOU ASK. SO YOU KNOW,
VARIETY REEK OF SOURCES.
THE GROCERY RETAILERS LIKE
PUBLIX
WINN-DIXIE. SAM’S WALMART HAVE
BEEN REALLY TERRIFIC AND HAVE
BEEN PROVIDING ALL KINDS
MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF FOOD
THANK GOODNESS WE ARE NOW
STARTING TO TAP THE FLORIDA
FARMERS, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT
SURPLUS PRODUCE. SO THANK
GOODNESS. AND WE’RE GETTING
INTO OUR REALLY GOOD BOUNTIFUL
HARVEST SEASON THROUGH THE
WINTER HERE. SO THAT’S GOING TO
BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE’VE HAD TO RAISE A LOT OF
MONEY TO BUY FOOD.
BY A LOT MORE THAN WE EVER
HAPPENED IN THE PAST SINCE
MID-MARCH. WE’VE PURCHASED AT
LEAST 10 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF FOOD. I THINK IN THIS WE CAN
GET THAT. YOU KNOW, WHOLESALE
PRICES AND NOT RETAIL PRICES.
BUT YOU KNOW, OUR CONCERNIS
THAT WE’RE ABLE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF
THE COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA HAS BEEN GENEROUS.
IT’S JUST A BIG QUESTION OF HOW
HOW HOW LONG CAN THE COMMUNITY
SUPPORT THIS. YOU KNOW, THE
THE RESILIENCE, YOU KNOW, OF
THAT KIND OF THING.
AND THEN THE OTHER BIG FACTORS
AND SOURCE OF FOOD HAS BEEN
THROUGH SOME FEDERAL.
NUTRITION PROGRAMS CONGRESS
SENATE HAS APPROVED RIGHT.
SO HERE’S HERE’S A COUPLE OF
THINGS NOT TO GET TOO FAR INTO
THE
WEEDS. BUT THERE’S THIS ON
THERE’S 3 SOURCES OF THAT
PRODUCT.
BUT IT REPRESENTS 25 TO 30% OF
OUR DISTRIBUTION. SO THAT’S A
BIG CHUNK. SO THERE’S THIS
ONGOING PROGRAM OF USDA
COMMODITIES AND THAT HAS STATE
STRONG. THANK GOODNESS. IT
IS CONTINUING. BUT THEN THERE
AN ADDITIONAL BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS WORTH OF FOOD THROUGH
THAT PROGRAM CALLED TRADE
MITIGATION AND IT WAS DUE TO
THE TRADE WARS IN CHINA STOPPED
BUYING ALL KINDS OF US.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. THANK
GOODNESS THAT BACKLOG, YOU
KNOW, THAT HAVE BEEN GROWN AND
PACKAGED HAS BEEN WE’VE BEEN
ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THAT OVER
THE PAST YEAR. OKAY. THAT ISN’T
IT.
AND THEN CONGRESS AND ONE OF
THE CARES
ACT RIGHT. THEY IMPROVED TO
GAIN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH
OF COVID COMMODITIES. AND THOSE
WERE DISTRIBUTED BY, YOU KNOW.
BEATING FLORIDA FOOD BANKS SUCH
AS ICE.
AND THAT WENT THROUGH THROUGH 3
WAVES. IT JUST ENDED.
AND WE DON’T HEAR ANY TALK
ABOUT FUTURE FOOD, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH
THOSE SOURCES. SO IN THE 1ST
QUARTER OF 2021 WE MAY FACE A
MASSIVE FOOD CLIFF IN TERMS
OF SUPPLY. THERE’S A STUDY DONE
THAT SHOWS THAT GAP AND HOW
IT INCREASES BETWEEN THE SUPPLY
OF FOOD AND THE DEMAND FOR FOOD
AND IT’S A VIRTUAL CHASM THAT
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE YEAR.
WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THE
COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT OR MAYBE CONTINUE.
WHO KNOWS WHAT CONGRESS
WILL DO WITH THE NEW
ADMINISTRATION AN ADDITIONAL
CARES ACT, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR
THE COUNTRY. SO THOSE ARE BIG
QUESTION MARKS OUT THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, TO TO DATE, IT’S
IT’S BEEN TERRIFIC AND WE’VE
BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE SOME A
VERY GENEROUS CARES ACT FUNDING
THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY HAS HAS
BEEN TERRIFIC IN THAT KIND OF
SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW THAT THAT’S KIND OF
THE SITUATION ON FOOD SOURCE.
YOU MENTIONED A CLUB,
A CLIFF. I DON’T LOOK LIKE.
AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR
FOR THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THIS CLIFF.
WHAT WOULD THAT WOULD THAT
MEAN.
>> I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET
THE DATA FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA
SPECIFICALLY.
BUT NATIONALLY AND THE LIZARD
BEST PROJECTIONS BY MCKINSEY
AND COMPANY. THEY LOOK AT A
VARIETY OF SOURCES AND DATA TO
PUT THIS TOGETHER. THERE WILL
BE A GAP NATIONALLY AND YOU
CAN’T GET YOUR HEAD AROUND THIS
NUMBER OF 5 TO 6 BILLION.
THAT’S WITH A B BILLION POUNDS
OF FOOD. SO IF YOU TRANSLATE
THAT TO CENTRAL FLORIDA.
IT’S NO SMALL YOU KNOW, IT IS
IS GIGANTIC. IT WILL BE IN A
IT WILL BE IN THE HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS THAT GAP AND
CENTRAL FLORIDA EASILY.
>> AND WITH THANKSGIVING JUST A
FEW DAYS AWAY. SO MANY FAMILIES
ARE HOPING THEY CAN PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE. COMING UP, WE’LL
TALK ABOUT HOW SECOND HARVEST
IS WORKING TO MAKE THAT HA
IS WORKING TO MAKE THAT HAEN.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON CLICKORLANDO.COM, WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> WELCOME BACK. EVERY YEAR.
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA PROVIDES
THOUSANDS OF THANKSGIVING MEALS
TO FAMILIES IN NEED. BUT WITH
THE PANDEMIC PUTTING A STRAIN
ON THE SUPPLY MAKING THAT
HAPPENED THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
CHALLENGING DAVE KREPCHO, THE
NONPROFIT’S CEO IS BACK WITH
US TO EXPLAIN HOW THE COMMUNITY
IS STEPPING UP AND HELPING OUT.
>> WE JUST HAD WONDERFUL
DONATION FROM TRUSTCO BANK
WITH, YOU KNOW,
OVER 1000 TURKEYS, YOU KNOW,
THAT KIND OF THING. SO IS
THERE’S A LOT OF CORPORATE
GOODWILL THAT’S GOING ON
TO STEP STEP UP AND GO THE
EXTRA MILE IN PROVIDING SOME OF
THOSE THANKSGIVING STAPLES
RIGHT.
>> WE’RE JUST HAVING TO BE VERY
JUDICIOUS ON OUR LEVEL OF
DISTRIBUTION. YOU KNOW, WE’RE
WE’RE PROVIDING FOOD TO 550
DIFFERENT FEEDING PROGRAMS
ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA.
ALL OF THEM WITHOUT EXCEPTION
OR INCREASED ARE EXPERIENCING
THIS INCREASED DEMAND AND THEN
A THANKSGIVING, OF COURSE, IT
IT GOES UP THAT. WORK.
WE HAVE TO REALLY WATCH OUR
INVENTORY HOW WE
ALLOCATE THAT WE CERTAINLY
DON’T WANT TO DRAIN OR SHOWS,
YOU AT THANKSGIVING TIME DOWN
TO 0. YOU CAN’T DO THAT KIND
OF THING.
BUT THROUGH THANKSGIVING.
YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S GOING TO
BE SOME LEAN TIMES FOR FOR A
LOT OF FOLKS. YOU KNOW THAT.
ARE NOT GOING TO GET THAT
YOU KNOW, ARE LOOKING FOR THAT
TRADITIONAL MEAL STUFFING AND
CRANBERRY SAUCE. THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS. SO
YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME
WE HAVE COMPANIES COME TO US
AND SAY, LISTEN, WE WANT TO
MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION TO THANKSGIVING
DINNERS. YOU KNOW,
THANKSGIVING,
FOOD AND THAT GOES A LONG, LONG
WE
CONTINUE TO DO A LOT OF HOME
DELIVERIES AND I NEVER THOUGHT
WE DO THIS AS A FOOD BANK IN
OUR HISTORY, RIGHT HOME
DELIVERY
OF FOOD. WE’VE BECOME A UBER
EATS A FOOD BANK. RIGHT.
AND SINCE MID MARCH.
WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER A HALF A
MILLION MEALS HOME DELIVERED
AND THAT’S THANKSGIVING.
YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT’S GOING
TO INCREASE IT’S SUCH A VITAL
SERVICE BECAUSE THERE’S.
ESPECIALLY A LOT OF ELDERLY
THAT ARE NOT MOBILE. YOU KNOW,
THEY’RE THEY’RE IN THE HIGH
RISK GROUP OF GETTING THE
VIRUS. SO THEY REALLY DON’T
WANT TO GO OUT TO A RESTAURANT.
THEY DON’T WANT TO GO OUT TO
THE GROCERY STORE BECAUSE
THEY’RE VULNERABLE. SO THOSE
THOSE HOME DELIVERIES ARE
PHENOMENAL AND A LOT OF THOSE
ELDERLY. WE’RE FINDING OUT OUR
VETERANS. LOTS OF FOLKS, YOU
KNOW, WE WE JUST GOT BY
VETERANS DAY. YOU KNOW, LET
LAST WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, THE
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SERVED OUR COUNTRY, YOU KNOW,
PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE AND
A LOT OF THEIR POSITIONS.
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT IN
THEIR LIFE. YOU KNOW, THERE
THEY’RE LOOKING
FOR FOOD, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
THE EMPLOYMENT, YOU KNOW,
EMPLOYMENT AND IF THERE’S
EMPLOYMENT A LOT OF CASES THE
WAGES JUST ADD, YOU KNOW, SO
YOU KNOW, THANKSGIVING HAVE
THAT’S A TOUGH ONE. YOU KNOW,
IT’S A REAL TOUGH ONE WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU ONLY SO MUCH FOOD.
YOU GOT THE SEC SYSTEM AND
YOU KNOW.
>> FOOD INSECURITY IS SOMETHING
THAT WAS HERE BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC AND THIS IS
EXACERBATED IT. IF PEOPLE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THAT TERM FOOD
INSECURITY. WHAT WHAT’S THE HOW
WOULD YOU BEST PUT THAT.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IN SIMPLEST
TERMS OF THEY’RE THEY’RE OKAY.
BUT FOOD INSECURITY. THAT’S
DEFINED AS THE LACK OF. ACCESS
OR AFFORDABILITY TO, YOU KNOW,
TO 3 MEALS A DAY.
SO WHEN YOUR FOOD AND SECURE,
YOU KNOW, YOU’RE MISSING YOU’RE
MISSING A MEAL OR MORE, YOU
KNOW THAT SEVERE
FOOD INSECURITY. WE KNOW FROM
THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE THAT WERE SPEEDING.
THE STORIES THAT ARE COMING
BACK ARE JUST HEARTBREAKING.
YOU KNOW, I’VE SEEN IT ON, YOU
KNOW, ON THE NEWS AND
TELEVISION WHERE THESE AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL THESE CARS
LINED UP RIGHT.
WE CAN WE DO THOSE MULTIPLE
TIMES A WEEK. BUT THERE’S THIS
ONE GENTLEMAN, YOU KNOW, GOING
THROUGH IN HIS CAR.
ANY ANY YOUNG SON IN THE
BACKSEAT AND THEY THEY PULLED
UP
THE VOLUNTEER OPEN YOU KNOW,
THEY’LL TO THE TRUMP FOR THE
VOLUNTEER TO PUT FOOD BOX IN
AND THE LITTLE BOY TRIP TURNED
AROUND TO WATCH THIS HAPPENING
IN.
THE CLOSE. THE TRUNK AND WENT
AROUND ME. YEAH, SAYS THAT HE
GOES AND WE’RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO EAT TODAY. AND THE FATHER
JUST. PAZ DONE JUST STARTED
TO BREAK DOWN INTO TEARS AND
SAYING WE’RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO EAT TODAY. YOU KNOW, AND
THIS IS A GUY IT’S LOOKING FOR
WORK.
THE CONSTANT CALLS THAT
WE GET AND IN SEARCHES FOR FOOD
AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET IT.
THERE’S THIS.
ALMOST THIS EMBARRASSMENT OR
SHAME, YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE
TO REACH OUT AND A LOT OF THEM
HAVE TRIED TO PUT THAT REQUEST
OFF AS LONG FAR BEYOND. THEY
SHOULD AND THEY THEY FINALLY
BREAK DOWN AND
I I CAN FEED MY FAMILY AND
WE’RE WE’RE HEARING THAT ON
THESE PHONE CALLS, YOU KNOW,
THESE PEOPLE GET INTO.
LONG EXPLANATIONS OF WHY THEY
REALLY NEEDED EVERYTHING.
ALL THE SIDE OF GUILT KIND OF
THING. WE SAY RELAX, YOU KNOW,
WE UNDERSTAND
THIS IS HERE IN THE SITUATION
THROUGH NO FAULT OF YOUR
OWN RIGHT. YOU’VE WORKED HARD.
YOU KNOW, YOU’RE PAYING THE
MORTGAGE EVERY MONTH TO PAY THE
CAR PAYMENT TO GET THE KIDS TO
SCHOOL AND SOME OF THE RUG IS
PULLED OUT, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM
UNDERNEATH YOU. POLICE, YOU
KNOW, WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU.
SO
THEY’RE UP. THERE’S A REAL
EMOTIONAL TOLL AND A HUGE
MENTAL
HEALTH TOLL THAT’S TAKING PLACE
AND AND YOU GUYS HAVE REPORTED
ON THAT AS WELL. THANK BUT SELF
ORDERS, YOU KNOW, IT. YOU KNOW,
THEY’RE STARTING TO QUESTION IT
BECAUSE THEY CAN’T FIND WORK.
THEY
CAN’T PROVIDE. AND THERE YOU
KNOW THAT THEY’RE STARTING TO
LOSE IT, YOU KNOW, SO IT JUST
TRANSLATES YOU KNOW, INTO
PROVIDING FOOD AND OTHER
NECESSITIES. YOU KNOW.
>> LAST AS WE’VE SEEN SOME
GROCERY STORES AND ESPECIALLY
AND STATES THAT MIGHT BE
SCALING BACK OPENING A LOT OF
PEOPLE PANIC BUY.
IS THAT A CONCERN MOVING
FORWARD THAT.
THE SUPPLY JUST WITH WITHIN
YOUR GROCERY STORE,
PORTION OF OF HOW YOU GET
THINGS OUT AND GET FOOD OUT TO
FOLKS IS THAT IT IS THAT A
CONCERN AT ALL.
>> IT’S A LINGERING ONE.
AND I’LL TELL YOU WHY.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PANDEMIC FROM MARCH THROUGH.
YEAH. OKAY. AND INJURE EARLY
JUNE. THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN.
>> WAS PUT UPSIDE DOWN. WHAT I
MEAN BY THAT IS THAT GROCERY
STORES YOU KNOW. PEOPLE WENT
TO THEM AND WERE YOU KNOW.
BUYING, YOU KNOW, THE SHELVES
WERE BEING EMPTY ON SOME OF
THOSE. SOME OF THOSE GROCERY
AISLES ON A LOT OF PRODUCTS.
THE FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN
THIS COUNTRY ISN’T SET UP FOR.
AND SPENT INCREASE IN
PRODUCTION. IT’S SET
UP FOR OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY
DURING SO-CALLED NORMAL TIMES.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS.
THE BOTTOM FELL OUT OF WORK
GROCERY STORE DONATIONS DURING
THOSE MONTHS.
BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THAT
HAPPENING AND ALSO THINK ABOUT
THIS. PEOPLE DON’T THINK ABOUT
THIS PRE PANDEMIC. I BELIEVE IT
FAMILIES.
>> WE’RE EATING. 2, 3, MEALS.
WE TOGETHER. OKAY.
WHEN THE PANDEMIC YOU WENT UP
TO LIKE 21 OR 22. SO THINK
ABOUT THAT. 1000%
MOST AND PEOPLE NEEDED TO GO TO
THE GROCERY STORES AND BUY THAT
MUCH MORE FOOD. SO WAS
UNAVAILABLE. SO IT’S A
LINGERING CONCERN IF IT YOU
KNOW, IF THIS
THING REALLY COMES BACK IN.
AND AS IT IS, YOU KNOW, AND IF
IT STARTS TURNING THAT FOOD
SUPPLY CHAIN AROUND. AGAIN,
WE’RE GOING TO SEE A YOU KNOW,
REAL DEBT. THE MOST RETAIL
DONATIONS.
>> AND THAT’S WHY THEY NEED ALL
THE HELP THEY CAN GET. IF YOU’D
LIKE TO DONATE TO THE SECOND
HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL
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