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New platform links Tampa Bay donors to nonprofits losing funding

Charity Bridge Fund logo featuring three stylized bridge arches in blue, orange and light blue above the organization’s name.

Nonprofits across Tampa Bay are facing a squeeze. Federal programs are cutting grants. State budgets are tightening. Hillsborough County is preparing to phase out many recurring local grants. At the same time, demand for food assistance, youth programs and shelter is rising. Kendall Webb has been watching the pressure build. Webb is a longtime philanthropist … Read more

Tampa hotels launch Plates with Purpose to fight food insecurity

Exterior view of the Epicurean Hotel at sunset, showing the multi-story building with illuminated windows, brick and stucco design, street traffic light trails and a Bern’s Steak House valet parking sign in the foreground.

Mainsail hotels are turning every entrée sold into meals for families facing holiday food insecurity.

Whataburger kicks off Tampa expansion with $10K donation to Feeding Tampa Bay

Whataburger leaders present a $10,000 donation check to Feeding Tampa Bay inside the Kenly Elementary media center.

Whataburger broke ground on its first Tampa Bay restaurant and donated $10K to Feeding Tampa Bay during a day of local visits.

Ryan Companies announces the opening of Feeding Tampa Bay’s Causeway Center

Ryan Companies has announced the completion and opening of Feeding Tampa Bay’s Causeway Center. The 215,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility is now the primary distribution center for Feeding Tampa Bay. The new headquarters consists of 31,000 square feet of cold storage, an 11,000-square-foot kitchen that prepares daily meals, a grocery store, a café and classrooms for job … Read more

Feeding Tampa Bay’s program awarded top honor at Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards

Feeding Tampa Bay’s FoodRX program received the Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards’ top honor of $100,000 for community health improvement, alongside nine Florida nonprofit programs, organizations and individuals. Feeding Tampa Bay’s Food Rx program provides food prescriptions to adults with diet-related health conditions in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties. The first food pharmacy in the … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Bay Food Brokerage, Tampa General Hospital and more

► Empath LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly), a member of Empath Health, held its grand opening celebration, at 5414 Beaumont Center Blvd., in Tampa.  ► Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. promoted Amy K. Recla to principal of the firm’s Tampa office.  ► Bay Food Brokerage, in Tampa, named Nicki Crespo as director of fresh … Read more

Construction is complete on Feeding Tampa Bay’s new facility, set to open in May

Ryan Companies US has completed Feeding Tampa Bay’s new headquarters, a 210,000-square-foot industrial, distribution and office facility dedicated to supplying meals for millions of families facing food insecurity in West Central Florida. The headquarters is expected to open in May and will allow Feeding Tampa Bay to provide more meals and additional services that will … Read more

Feeding Tampa Bay receives Bank of America grant to support local food security

Bank of America Tampa Bay granted $70,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay, which will provide approximately 350,000 meals to address food insecurity across Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, Polk and Manatee counties. Feeding Tampa Bay distributes groceries, and supplies, across a ten-county region, with mobile pantries bringing fresh groceries to food deserts. In addition to meal distribution, … Read more