ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida food bank said it is seeing record turnout as families face rising inflation.

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On Thursday, A Farm Share food drive helped feed hundreds of families, but it didn’t take long for supplies to run out.

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Staff hauled in six pallets of food to hand out to families, but it only took about an hour and a half before they ran out. Overall, Farm Share and other community partners passed out groceries in Pine Hills to more than 200 families.

“Normally, you see our regulars at distributions, but now we’re noticing people who we’ve never seen before,” said Leighsha Johnson with Farm Share.

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For Avis Williams, it was a struggle during the pandemic. Now, with inflation driving up the prices of everything, including food, more families need help.

“Time has been tough, trust me,” Williams said. “This is my first time coming to a food drive.”

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