The line for food stretched as far as the eye could see Wednesday down Northwest 22nd Avenue.
Melinda Herrera shut off her black Nissan to save what was left in her gas tank as she waited to turn into Citrus Grove Elementary, where her 7-year-old son, Serafin, attends second grade. He was already in the back seat. She was there to pick up what would get them through the next two weeks: apples, bread, boxed milk.
When it was her turn to get food, her car stalled. Miami-Dade Schools Police tried jumping the car to no avail. Herrera had a breakdown. She lost her mother to COVID-19 a few days ago. She was laid off from her job at Home Depot. She signed up for a $250 Publix gift card, but two weeks have passed without a phone call.
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