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![Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. "It's going very well, exceptionally well," he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. "We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection]." This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Feed-The-Bay-2009-Florida/i-cjWMhmJ/0/Ti/DSC_1102-Ti.jpg "Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. \"It's going very well, exceptionally well,\" he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. \"We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection].\" This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
\"The need is much greater this year,\" Higgins said. \"Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year.\" Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
\"It's brutal, people are really hurting,\" he added. \"It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy.\" And it's not just the \"normal\" picture of homeless people, he added. \"It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars,\" Higgins said. \"An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately.\"")
!["Excellent, [we're collecting] like twice as much as last year, food and gift cards, three to four times more than last yeaer at this time," said volunteer Angel Leal, at the Feed The Bay food drive collection point in the Bloomingdale Square, Publix-anchored, shopping center.
"Excellent," he added about the community's support. "A blessing."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Feed-The-Bay-2009-Florida/i-kbDWPqC/0/Ti/DSC_1088-Ti.jpg "\"Excellent, [we're collecting] like twice as much as last year, food and gift cards, three to four times more than last yeaer at this time,\" said volunteer Angel Leal, at the Feed The Bay food drive collection point in the Bloomingdale Square, Publix-anchored, shopping center.
\"Excellent,\" he added about the community's support. \"A blessing.\"")
Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. "It's going very well, exceptionally well," he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. "We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection]." This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."
![Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. "It's going very well, exceptionally well," he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. "We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection]." This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Feed-The-Bay-2009-Florida/i-cjWMhmJ/0/L/DSC_1102-L.jpg "Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. \"It's going very well, exceptionally well,\" he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. \"We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection].\" This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
\"The need is much greater this year,\" Higgins said. \"Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year.\" Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
\"It's brutal, people are really hurting,\" he added. \"It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy.\" And it's not just the \"normal\" picture of homeless people, he added. \"It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars,\" Higgins said. \"An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately.\"")
Feed The Bay site coordinator Scott Higgins, at the Bloomingdale Square Shopping Center on Sept. 27, 2009. "It's going very well, exceptionally well," he said, despite the on- and off-again spurts of rain. "We filled up the truck, maybe three-fourths of it, and the way it looks we're going to have it all completely full by the end of the [collection]." This particular truck, he said, is destined for the Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in Wimauma.
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."
"The need is much greater this year," Higgins said. "Last year there were 25,000 people in need and we're in the 40,000 range this year." Higgins said he based his numbers in part on health department humbers.
"It's brutal, people are really hurting," he added. "It goes without saying that the need is in direct correlation to the economy." And it's not just the "normal" picture of homeless people, he added. "It's husbands and wives with children, single moms with children living out of cars," Higgins said. "An increasing number of folks with children with disabilities living out of their cars. It's just a sign of the times, unfortunately."
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