FEEDING TAMPA BAY
Community Partners Fuel Feeding Tampa Bay’s Mission by Kelley Sims, Chief Development Off icer, Feeding Tampa Bay
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s we close the chapter on an unpredictable year and the devastating ripple effect of a global pandemic, we reflect on our community’s extraordinary response which has fueled Feeding Tampa Bay’s momentum to end hunger by 2025. Together, we stepped up for our neighbors in profound
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ways. Generous donors increased their contributions. Brave volunteers immediately rushed to distribute meals. Our staff assembled to create new solutions to provide our neighbors with long-term stability. By the end of this year, we anticipate serving over 85 million meals across the 10 counties we serve – all powered by the mobilization of those who stand with us.
Before the pandemic, 650,000 families across our region relied on Feeding Tampa Bay. Now, we’re serving almost 2,000,000 meals per week to people in need, 68% of whom have never been in a food line before. These are everyday people who were just one crisis, one job situation, or one pandemic away from food insecurity. Our community was and is there to support them. We stood together, rallied to meet the need, and doubled our output.
