Sandwiched Between Kids and Parents, Florida’s Caregivers Struggle to Get By

High temperatures and higher AC costs. Climbing prices at the grocery store. The competing needs of kids, grandkids, and aging parents. Florida families are feeling the financial heat this summer, and the pressure is highest on the “sandwich generation” – the adults in their 40s, 50s and 60s who are supporting both older and younger relatives.

There’s No “One-Size-Fits-All” in Workforce Development

Although Orlando is a big city with a busy job market, it’s also one of the lowest-wage metropolitan areas in the United States, and the cost of living is rising faster than the availability of quality jobs. Those contradictions raise questions: Why are people seeking work and not finding it? Why are those who do find work still struggling to make ends meet? And most critically: How do we solve the problem?

This Summer, Food Banks are Keeping an Eye on the Horizon

When hurricanes strike, hunger does too. Power outages can cause food to spoil, and road closures can prevent people from getting to the store safely. Families already struggling financially may find themselves in a difficult position, especially if they lose work or wages as a result of the storm. And, as after any natural disaster, insurance prices are likely to increase across the board, creating a burden that persists long after skies clear.

Feeding health in Central Florida

One in seven Central Floridians lives with food insecurity. One in ten Central Floridians has been diagnosed with three or more different chronic health conditions. Those two facts aren’t a coincidence.
Central Florida is chronically ill in part because people aren’t getting the nutrition they need to be healthy. When you don’t have stable access to food, you’re at a much higher risk of developing diseases like hypertension (impacting 1 in 3 Floridians), diabetes (impacting 1 in 10 Floridians), and heart disease (impacting 1.4 million Floridians, and the leading cause of death in the state).