ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando food pantry is praising a local mother and daughter for their efforts to help keep the site open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Candice Campbell is the coordinator for the Herald of Hope food pantry at the MetroWest Church of the Nazarene. She said she wasn't sure how she was going to keep the pantry open after the coronavirus outbreak. "We knew that the work was going to continue.
We just didn't know when," Campbell said. According to officials with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, at the height of the pandemic nearly 20% of its food pantries closed because many were unable to practice social distancing measures or staff enough volunteers. "Most of our volunteers are seniors.