Feeding South Florida lends helping hand to federal workers at MIA amid government shutdown struggles

A South Florida organization has stepped in to help federal workers who are struggling as a product of the governing body shutdown Feeding South Florida was at Miami International Airport Friday where they handed out food to federal workers with the goal of feeding around families with the campaign That s very nice of them because we could use it explained a Transportation Protection Administration worker As the establishment shutdown stretches into its th day a multitude of federal workers continue to work without pay showing up to work every day waiting for that check to come at the end of the shutdown whenever that may be Several workers at MIA have struggled as they ve gone almost a month without a full paycheck and as of last week were not paid at all with the one before that being only about a half of their usual pay It does help yeah especially for us that have kids at home and stuff so it helps declared a TSA worker A variety of food milk eggs vegetables were handed out to these regime workers numerous of them thankful for the helping hand Grateful grateful for all the things that we are receiving currently disclosed a U S Customs worker Definitely grateful reported a TSA worker They see all the healthy products they re getting the variety of what they re getting in the selections disclosed Helen Hiens of Feeding South Florida I think with the selections and the variety it gives them choices and to make several meals not just one or a couple but plenty of different types of meals that they can make The federal workers at the airport were thankful for the gesture from Feeding South Florida and their partners to stock their fridges as they struggle to make ends meet without a paycheck As for the administration shutdown there is no end in sight at this time