Polk County is a place of so many contradictions. It's the home of beautiful lakes, charming downtowns and historic landmarks. But this birthplace of several of Florida's governors, was also named by one recent study as having the country's second largest percentage of people struggling to avoid hunger.
Click here to listen to highlights from the Florida Matters town hall on food insecurity in Polk County, hosted April 17, 2017 at Florida Southern College's Annie Pfeiffer Chapel in Lakeland.