Green Energy
While the American Fed bails out Europe (oh yes, most of this will fall on us) American Folks cannot afford Christmas groceries.
CBS Miami:
Long Lines For Free Holiday Food Vouchers
LITTLE HAVANA (CBS4) – Hundreds of South Floridians lined up in Little Havana overnight for a chance to feed their families this holiday.
As part of the Latin Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday basket giveaway, representatives from the organization handed out food vouchers on Flagler Street between 14th and 15th Avenues in Little Havana.
Some people began to line up last Friday. Many of those who waited in line for hours were either unemployed or they live on a fixed income and can’t afford any extras.
“It’s very, very hard,” said Mosas Hernandez. “We need something free because right now, I lost my job, I need to pay my rent, so believe me it’s very hard.”
The line wrapped around the block outside the voucher distribution location. Concerned about safety, the City of Miami Police Department was in attendance to keep order and look after the sick and elderly.
Those who received a voucher Wednesday will have to return on December 14th and exchange it for bags of food.
Each voucher can be redeemed for five bags of groceries worth $120. They are filled with pork, rice, beans, milk, bread and other delicious items which are often used in a traditional Noche Buena dinner.
This is the 26th year the Latin American Chamber of Commerce has given Christmas food away. It began with a holiday gift bag for just ten families. The organization now provides families with food bags, truckloads of food that are donated by several companies
Mario Gutierrez is the Chamber’s President. “This year was a little more difficult.”
In all his years doing this, Gutierrez said he has rarely seen the demand so high, the need so great.
“It was tough to get donations?” asked CBS4′s Stephen Stock.
“It was tough for everybody. Tough for everybody,” Guitierrez told him.
Perhaps no one symbolized the change in economic fortunes more than Angela Llamas who, with her friends and family, stood in line for more than 24 hours.
“Who wants to be here? Not me. It’s just tough,” said Llamas, who said the food vouchers are a necessity for her family who are all out of work and out of luck. “This is actually the first year this has happened. Usually my mom comes and we give it other people who really need it. But now we’re the ones who need it the most. It sucks really bad.”
The Chamber finished giving away all 3,000 vouchers in two hours. Even so, the line of people continued to snake around the block leading organizers to conclude they could have given away twice as many vouchers this year, because the need is that great.
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Green Energy
While the American Fed bails out Europe (oh yes, most of this will fall on us) American Folks cannot afford Christmas groceries.
CBS Miami:
Long Lines For Free Holiday Food Vouchers
LITTLE HAVANA (CBS4) – Hundreds of South Floridians lined up in Little Havana overnight for a chance to feed their families this holiday.
As part of the Latin Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday basket giveaway, representatives from the organization handed out food vouchers on Flagler Street between 14th and 15th Avenues in Little Havana.
Some people began to line up last Friday. Many of those who waited in line for hours were either unemployed or they live on a fixed income and can’t afford any extras.
“It’s very, very hard,” said Mosas Hernandez. “We need something free because right now, I lost my job, I need to pay my rent, so believe me it’s very hard.”
The line wrapped around the block outside the voucher distribution location. Concerned about safety, the City of Miami Police Department was in attendance to keep order and look after the sick and elderly.
Those who received a voucher Wednesday will have to return on December 14th and exchange it for bags of food.
Each voucher can be redeemed for five bags of groceries worth $120. They are filled with pork, rice, beans, milk, bread and other delicious items which are often used in a traditional Noche Buena dinner.
This is the 26th year the Latin American Chamber of Commerce has given Christmas food away. It began with a holiday gift bag for just ten families. The organization now provides families with food bags, truckloads of food that are donated by several companies
Mario Gutierrez is the Chamber’s President. “This year was a little more difficult.”
In all his years doing this, Gutierrez said he has rarely seen the demand so high, the need so great.
“It was tough to get donations?” asked CBS4′s Stephen Stock.
“It was tough for everybody. Tough for everybody,” Guitierrez told him.
Perhaps no one symbolized the change in economic fortunes more than Angela Llamas who, with her friends and family, stood in line for more than 24 hours.
“Who wants to be here? Not me. It’s just tough,” said Llamas, who said the food vouchers are a necessity for her family who are all out of work and out of luck. “This is actually the first year this has happened. Usually my mom comes and we give it other people who really need it. But now we’re the ones who need it the most. It sucks really bad.”
The Chamber finished giving away all 3,000 vouchers in two hours. Even so, the line of people continued to snake around the block leading organizers to conclude they could have given away twice as many vouchers this year, because the need is that great.
- Wreckovery
More and more heading to The Church AP: Food banks struggle to meet surprising demand DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Food banks across the country are seeing a rising demand for free groceries despite the growing economy, leading some charities to reduce...
- The Next Set Of Obama Attack Commercials
MEDICARE, and vouchers.Be ready Mitt ..Pauly.Even in a state like Ohio with about 35-40 health insurance companies health care costs are high, and you are asking people as old as 54 to eschew any nervous sensation they have in the pit of their stomachs...
- No Depression
We're in this situation now for the last couple months. Daughter # 2 has a decent job but not one that will make her rich, so she still lives at home. Her only overhead is a car loan and student loans so she has taken over buying the groceries for...
- What Depression? "the Crowd For Housing Aid Numbered 30,000, Some Of Whom Waited For Two Days"
30,000 line up for housing vouchers, some get rowdyBy Mike Morris and Rhonda Cook The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3:25 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2010Tens of thousands of people lined up at an East Point shopping center hoping to get federal...
- Boys Escape From Madrassa In Chains
It sure is tough getting a good education these days. Check it out here. "Police raided the madrassa in the southern city of Karachi after 8-year-old Mohammad Ammar and 10-year-old Ahsan Mawia jumped from the roof to escape, still wearing their chains....