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SWEETWATER, FLA. (WSVN) - Many organizations across South Florida have stepped up to help as many residents as they can, as the U.S. enters another week of the coronavirus pandemic.
Several no-contact drive-thru food distributions were held on Monday to help hundreds of families who continue to struggle to put food on the table.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz partnered with City of Sweetwater Mayor Orlando Lopez, Florida State Rep. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Farm Share to host a food distribution for Sweetwater residents at Vann Academy, located at 400 NW 112th Ave.
The distribution started ahead of schedule and ran out of supplies shortly before noon.
Residents waited at the site hours before, as 7SkyForce HD captured a long line of vehicles parked along the streets surrounding the building.
Rosalba Noriega, who was third in line, said she stayed up all night to ensure that she got her spot.
“I arrived at 2:40 a.m.,” she said.
Once the line started to move, drivers were instructed to roll up their windows and open their trunks.
“It’s more dangerous to go to the supermarket, and you may not find some things,” Noriega said.
At the Vann Academy food distribution site, drivers picked up bread, juice, fruit, nuts and chicken.
Sweetwater Police officers assisted Commissioner Diaz with the event, handing out food to more than 600 families.
Diaz said that the drive-thru food distribution event is an effort that won’t stop while the need is there.
“It’s not a cure-all for a lot of people that need more food, but at least it’s part,” Diaz said. “Until this is hopefully something that’s a thing of the past that will go down as the darkest day in history, but at least on our part, we’re trying to put a smile on people’s faces.”
For a complete list of food distributions taking place across South Florida on Monday, click here.
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