ORLANDO, Fla. – As the country enters its third month since the pandemic broke out, communities across Central Florida continue to struggle to put food on the table.
René Escobar was furloughed in mid-March from the facility support craft department at Disney’s Riviera Resort, where he’s worked for more than two decades.“I love my job.
I would like to come back. It’s 23 years. Coworkers (are) like family for me,” Escobar said.He said it’s been a difficult time for him and his family.
He still doesn’t know when or even if he’ll be called back to work. "It's hard. It's a lot of, you know, emotions because we have to make adjustments to the style of living," the Honduran immigrant said.Escobar said he receives $680 from federal and.