{"id":20107,"date":"2024-06-03T22:50:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20107"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T12:41:49","slug":"second-harvest-of-the-big-bend-steps-up-after-tornado-disaster","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/second-harvest-of-the-big-bend-steps-up-after-tornado-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Harvest of the Big Bend steps up after Tallahassee&#8217;s tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20107-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/06\/secondharvest060324s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/06\/secondharvest060324s.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/06\/secondharvest060324s.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Second Harvest of the Big Bend hasn\u2019t missed a beat in responding to last month\u2019s tornadoes, says the head of their network \u2013 despite having had to lay off 20 employees in March.<\/p>\n<p>The food bank has served 1,000 families since three tornadoes ravaged parts of Leon County on May 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Feeding Florida Executive Director Robin Safley says she\u2019s proud of the team at Second Harvest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t see a heartbeat missed in their response to this,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And that is what they do, right? 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