cajun field food distribution

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3 if you drove past cajun field today you may have noticed or experienced the traffic...news 1's leigha mcneil shares three organizations working to ensure residents are able to feed their families amid the covid-19 crisis.

Standup: as unemployment peaks at an all-time high across the country many folks find themselves turning to food banks to help fill the void here at cajun field ul lafayette, united way and second harvest food bank all partnered together to help feed hundreds of families here in lafayette parish."food security is becoming an issue for people wh've never experienced it before, this is't like a hurricane where ther's a blue tarp on someon's roof indicating that they need help, it looks very different right now."

Gretchen vanicor director of sustainability at ul lafayette says food security is an issue year round but the coronavirus has made things worse"right now ther's an even larger gap between the people who have food and who need food there is more people that need help right now."

"one of things that we really seen is that this is for many a medical crisis but i's also an economic crisis a lot of folks in our community of lost their job and many are struggling to put food on the table."carlee alm-labar president and ceo of united way of acadiana says through the partnership with second harvest food bank they were able distribute non perishable foods and fresh produce "lettuce ham macaroni and cheese sweet potatoes i's been a good variety of staples that you have around your house and some fresh food" both carlee and gretchen agree this huge undertaking would't be possible without volunteers"warming feeling i's always a heartwarming feeling when you have a bunch of people community come together in the community coming together and just work is winding everybod's taking a different one so we just try to make them feel as comfortable as possible while still serving them and making sure they got the nutrition that they need."as we continue to navigate through these uncertain times, carlee and gretchen feel i's important to support those around you.

"check on your neighbor check on your friends make sure they have adequate food ther's a lot of families going through a lot of tough times right now.""tha's what w're supposed to be doing as neighbors as good people and as humans w're supposed to be helping each other."in lafayette leigha mcneil news 15 665 cars drove through the distribution site..... organizers say almost 3-thousand mouths will be fed....a police officer was also injured at the site... no specific details, but sgt.

Wayne griffin with the lafayette police department says the officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries and is expected