Kimberly Jackson, Executive Director from the Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions (ISPS), and Jennifer Yeagley, Chief Executive Officer from the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, addressed legislation on community needs at the current stage of the Covid crisis.

“We are currently looking at 1 in 6 children living in homes that are considered food insecure, and that data holds true for Pinellas County as well,” said Sky Beard, Florida Director of No Kid Hungry.

St. Pete Free Clinic CEO Jennifer Yeagley said she has seen a steady increase in need for food assistance that’s coincided with climbing grocery costs and cost-of-living increases over the past year.