St. Petersburg just announced the debut of its newest project to help battle food insecurity in the city’s lower-income neighborhoods.

This summer there will be four more opportunities for families in Pinellas County to receive free fresh food from a drive-through mobile food pantry.

Food prices are up 10% in a single year. Gas prices are up 48% since 2021. Energy costs are up 34% and used car prices are up 16%. That’s leading more people in the Tampa Bay area to trim their budgets with many facing food insecurity for the first time in their lives.