During Children’s Day at the Florida Capitol, Feeding Florida shines a spotlight on the vital role Florida’s farmers and ranchers play in feeding our communities. The farmers who partnered with Feeding Florida for this year’s event represent the hundreds of Florida farmers and ranchers who make up the Farmers Feeding Florida program.
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Florida Nutrition Ed works in every county to help families and individuals make healthier choices and therefor lead healthier lives. Using the The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2020-2025) to provide the steppingstones for building a healthy, nutritious eating pattern, our team breaks down a quick guide to making informed, sustainable changes. With this guidance, individuals can improve the quality of their diets, meet important nutrient needs, and reduce the risk of certain health conditions.
Read Full News PostFeeding Florida’s nine-member food banks are united by a common mission- to combat hunger and fight food insecurity. However, they do it like no other. The Network's food banks provide healthy, consistent, and reliable food support to all 67 counties thanks to our partner agencies across the state- churches, non-profits, schools, and health centers. But the network goes far – far – beyond distributing food because we know that feeding Florida’s families is just the first line of defense.
Read Full News PostAcross the country, food banks are struggling to meet rising demand as the Trump Administration cancels $1 billion in food programs and Congress considers giving states responsibility for programs like food stamps. The changes come as anti-hunger advocates fear food insecurity in Florida is back on the rise. That $1 billion in cuts comes roughly equally from two USDA programs: the Local Food Purchase Assistance program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Read Full News PostFlorida’s food banks could be set to feast on additional funding courtesy of the Senate’s proposed budget. Senate appropriators are offering $38 million to set up a grant program for charities that produce fresh food products in Florida. Another $12 million would fund grants to expand the state’s food banks.
Read Full News PostThe Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government, chaired by President Pro Tempore Jason Brodeur (R-Sanford), today released its proposed budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The Committee’s proposed budget includes critical funding to address food insecurity and support Florida farmers, both key priorities of Senate President Ben Albritton (R-Wauchula).
Read Full News PostFresh Access Bucks (FAB), a program of Feeding Florida, recently added 10 new grocery partners with locations that primarily serve rural Florida communities. The Florida Legislature funded Feeding Florida’s $1 million appropriations request for this program expansion focused on connecting customers at Florida’s rural grocers with access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, where affordable, local produce is often difficult to access.
Read Full News PostWith the 2025 legislative session fast approaching, Feeding Florida hopes lawmakers will help the organization expand a key partnership to provide more healthy food. Feeding Florida’s CEO, Robin Safley, says the association of nine member food banks hopes for more legislative support for its current partnership with growers.
Read Full News PostThis Thanksgiving, Feeding Florida, the state’s network of nine food banks serving all 67 counties, pauses to express heartfelt gratitude for the donors, partners, and communities who made this year’s hurricane relief efforts possible. In a season marked by multiple storms – Debby, Helene, and Milton – the Feeding Florida network rose to the challenge, delivering hope, fuel, and connection to families in need.
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1 in 5 Florida children are food insecure. Our food banks are not just fighting hunger, they are finding solutions so children and their families are able to access healthy, nutritious food when they need to. Through enhanced School Pantries, we can provide resources where children and their families frequent every day. We can take the stigma out of food pantries and give support to young families who need it most.
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