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Feeding Tampa Bay and its partners serve hundreds of thousands of food insecure residents across West Central Florida. To this day, the have supplied more than 46 million pounds of food to those in need.

Founded in 2001, this elegant pantry has served more than 1.4 million meals to the poorest members of our community. The meals are prepared by a profession chef and served by volunteers. Each table has a host who sits, listens and engages with each recipient.

The Community Food Pantry (CFP) strives to end the physical and emotional hunger of families in a dignified manner. In 2017 alone, the CFP helped feed around 38,000 members of our community. Families receive groceries, blood pressure screenings and information on social services.

Metropolitan Ministries serve around 75,000 meals each month in the Tampa Bay area. During Thanksgiving and Christmas, Metropolitan Ministries serves 19,000 families with holiday meals.

Founded in 2018, HCC's FED Pantry hopes to help the students at need. Anybody is welcome to walk in and pick whatever items they like. Food is continuously restocked and volunteers are always welcome. Professors and students alike fulfill the roles of managers, volunteers and tech support.

While their simple mission statements "Doing The Most Good" belies their impact of society, the Salvation Army has long been known for their generocity. They rebuild broken homes, fight hunger and poverty, clothe and care for the needy.

The St.Vincent de Paul Society provides emergency food to those in need through its food pantries located throughout Hillsborough County. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Tampa Jewish Family Services never turns anyone away. In a given year, Tampa Jewish Family Services’ Community Food Bank distributes more than 7,500 bags of food and strives to provide a well-balanced supplement to more than 650 households throughout Hillsborough County each month. The Food Bank primarily operates through the efforts of faithful hardworking volunteers.

Meals on Wheels serves millions of American who are in desperate need for help. They wish to eliminate hunger, isolation and loss of independence for the homebound and seniors in our community. Today Meals on Wheels serves roughly 800 meals a day in Tampa alone.