Hello Board, I’m checking in to see if there has been any progress on this? Best, Sherri Thomas Krienke *“Blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will never sit.”* On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 10:52 Sherri Krienke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good morning Commissioners, I hope you all had a nice holiday. > > I'm reaching out today to find out if you can help me get a needs > assessment done for the 301 corridor of Alachua County. Though the City of > Hawthorne is the municipal hub for many of us, their responsibility doesn't > extend into the 10 surrounding unincorporated communities. > > Being generationally from the area, a graduate of the local school, and > having "worked" at the Hawthorne Area Resource Center for almost 2 years, I > can confidently say that the need in this region is overwhelming. The > Resource Center makes almost 700 food distributions every month, many of > them to seniors and disabled individuals. Having spoken to many of the > recipients, it's obvious that the food insecurity is so extreme due to > other resource insecurities. > > I am asking for the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners' help in > getting a full understanding of the need out here, so that it may be > addressed. The need is urgent. > > Sincerely, > Sherri Thomas Krienke > 352-672-3374 > 21805 SE 203rd St, Island Grove > ######################################################################## Access the MARY-ALFORD Home Page and Archives: http://listserv.alachuacounty.us/scripts/wa.exe?A0=MARY-ALFORD Unsubscribe from the MARY-ALFORD List: http://listserv.alachuacounty.us/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MARY-ALFORD ########################################################################