Our Community Needs Our Help
For Shella Dextra, and many other people in her position, The Glades Initiative’s weekly food distribution provides a lifeline for her and her family.

Since COVID-19 impacted the communities around Lake Okeechobee, Shella has been able to put healthy and nutritious food on her table. The young mother, who is raising two children on her own, says that the assistance has not only been a blessing but a salvation. Shella is now working to improve her life.

“I want to go back to school and this help lets me focus on my goal instead of worrying where our next meal will come from,” said an emotional Shella. “I don’t know what I would do without the help I am getting!”
... And We Need Yours.
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!
Help Families Like the Dextras
Give Today.
We are proud of our work this year. We can look back and appreciate that we are helping our community during this challenging time. We hope you feel the same way and support our work by making a donation today. Donate at www.GladesInitiative.org.
Sincerely,

Karis Engle
President/CEO
The Glades Initiative, Inc.
561-996-3310
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