Parker Street Ministries has been part of the community for nearly 30 years. The organization says this holiday season, the need is great.

In the heart of downtown Lakeland, the faith-based nonprofit has long been a lifeline for the Parker Street and North Lake Wire neighborhoods.

"We have a full-time Care Coordinator that walks alongside all of our families just to help them through not just the day-to-day stuff but the future, said Timothy Mitchell, Executive Director of Parker Street Ministries.

Those neighborhoods include more than 600 households, many of them low-income. And this year, Mitchell tells me more families are finding themselves in crisis.

As inflation continues, weve seen a significant need. This year has not at all been less of a need, with SNAP benefits being affecte

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