Feeding Tampa Bay supports Spanish-speaking families with culturally inclusive services

Feeding Tampa Bay serves hundreds of thousands of families across the region each year. At the Causeway Center, one of their busiest locations, much of that work focuses on reaching Spanish-speaking families.

For many families who come to the Causeway Center, Spanish is their first language. Thats why Feeding Tampa Bay makes sure accessibility starts at the door.

Bilingual volunteers like Eddie Moreno greet families in Spanish and help them check in before heading inside the free market.

People that need help and they find comfort that I speak their own language, and they can relate to me, and I can relate to them, said Moreno.

Once inside the market, neighbors like Thelma Torres, who is from the Dominican Republic, can find foods that remind them of home, including plantains, rice, be