Shella dreams of a life when she won’t have to rely on assistance, but while she works to achieve her dream, she is appreciative that someone in her community is out there is making sure that her family is healthy and thriving.
“Thank you to anyone who gives to The Glades Initiative, because they have given a lot to me and my family,” she said.
While COVID-19 disproportionately impacted our community, the team at The Glades Initiative had a difficult decision to make – whether to keep working and meet the needs of our community or close our doors.
We did not hesitate to keep working, and, armed with masks, gloves, and plenty of hand sanitizer, we work hard to help our community and our residents weather this pandemic. The need for our weekly food pantry distribution has expanded from 50 families each week to 350 families each week. That’s more than 20,000 lbs. of food distributed each week!