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Carla McGee is a CDL driver for the food bank. She’s a one-woman band who’s worked there for 4.5 years. On a typical day, she’ll drive to grocery stores like…

On Monday, WINK News reached its goal of raising $400,000 that will go toward a million meals distributed in the community for those who need it.

Harry Chapin Food Bank does its part to feed 250,000 people every month. But, they don’t do it alone.

“I never once thought I would be in that position, never once,” Weaver said.

“When a child goes hungry, the parents are hungry, and the whole family is hungry,” said Monica Correa, programs outreach manager at Harry Chapin Food Bank.

About 80% of the food handed out through Harry Chapin is donated or rescued food.

Some people simply give because they can. Bob and Karen Nagy said they watch the news every night and sees the images of people lining up for food drives.

One recently-retired couple yesterday says it’s been hard adjusting to life without an income since they moved to Southwest Florida, which is why they’ve relied on these food pantries throughout…

Randalynn and Fritz Cloege, who volunteer at Harry Chapin Foodbank say they’ve seen changes in who shows up – and what they say- at the food bank’s mobile food pantries.