St. Matthew's House feeding record breaking number of families

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Matthew's House is helping needy families in Southwest Florida, and now one state leader has donated a month's worth of salary to pitch in.

BEEN INVESTIGATING AND WILL HAVEALL THE DETAILS TONIGHT ON FOX 4NEWS AT 10.AS UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS REACHRECORD HIGHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY-- MANY ARE TURNING TO FOODBANKS FOR HELP.HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THEST.

MATTHEW’S HOUSE IN NAPLES ISDEDICATED TO HELPING NEEDYFAMILIES...AND TODAY ONE STATELEADER DONATED HIS MONTHLYSALARY TO PITCH IN.FOX 4 SANDRA RODRIGUEZ VISITEDTHE CENTER TODAY AS DOZENS OFFAMILIES LINED UP OUTSIDE TOPICK UP BAGS OF FOOD...(0:26 - 0:37)(1:14 - 1:26)SOT(WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS):"Before all this happened I lostall my food stamps and nobodyunderstands until you have5-hours at work and then thiscomes along and I’m reallygrateful."HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED UPTODAY OUTSIDE THE ST.

MATTHEWSDONATION CENTER IN NAPLESCARS BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WAITING TOGET THEIR BAGS...A SCENE BECOMING THE NEW NORMALAS MANY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLEWITH UNEMPLOYMENT33:16SOT(Vann Ellison, President & CEO,St.

Matthew’s House):"On a typical food distribution,we’ll give out food, to helpout, to 30-40 families.

OnTuesday we served 387."TODAY’S NUMBER -- 580FAMILIES...AN INCREASE OF OVER1-THOUSAND-PERCENT2:38:40SOT(Vann Ellison, President & CEO,St.

Matthew’s House):It’s unprecedented times, wenever imagined it would be asbad as it is right now.VOLUNTEERS PUTTING FRESHPRODUCE, CANNED GOODS, ANDSOMETIMES EVEN DIAPERS INTOPEOPLE’S CARS49:33SOT(Vann Ellison, President & CEO,St.

Matthew’s House):"Today the Harry Chapin foodbank, Midwest food bank, andmany community partners havecome together to provide foodfor us."ONE LOCAL LEADER STEPPING IN TOHELP IS STATE REPRESENTATIVE BOBROMMEL━ WHO RECENTLY DONATEDHIS APRIL STATE OF FLORIDASALARY TO ST.

MATTHEW’S HOUSESOT(Bob Rommel, Florida StateRepresentative):"I feel fortunate that I’m stillworking as a StateRepresentative and to donate mysalary, I think, not only it’s agesture but maybe to encourageothers that are still working todo the same."REPRESENTATIVE ROMMEL’S25-HUNDRED DOLLAR DONATION━HELPING TO MEET INCREASED DEMANDAS MANY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA1:30:38SOT(Vann Ellison, President & CEO,St.

Matthew’s House):"Everyone of these cars is goingto have a mom, a dad, a familythat is hurting and really needsthe resources we’re going togive them today."I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE MOMS WHOLINED UP FOR FOOD TODAY SHEASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUSHER JOB CUT HER HOURS NOW SHE’STURNING TO ST.

MATTHEWS HOUSE TOHELP HER FEED HER YOUNGDAUGHTERSOT(WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS):"I’m a two-year-old teacher andnobody is paying for daycarebecause everyone wants theirkids to be safe right now."LL TAG:ST.

MATTHEWS HOUSE WILL CONTINUETO HAVE THIS FOOD PANTRY TWICE AWEEK ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYAND RIGHT NOW THEY’RE HE