<p>Feeding Florida commissioned Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group (MG) – a firm with expertise in hunger, the economy, and statistical models – to conduct a COVID-19 employment disruption analysis at small geographic units across Florida as a pathway to understand and address the additional need for charitable feeding during this crisis. The analysis estimates […]
Feeding Florida commissioned Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group (MG) – a firm with expertise in hunger, the economy, and statistical models – to conduct a COVID-19 employment disruption analysis at small geographic units across Florida as a pathway to understand and address the additional need for charitable feeding during this crisis.
Feeding Florida has received a $400,000 donation from the Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies (Florida Farm Bureau) to assist with getting Florida-grown fruits and vegetables to those affected by COVID-19. The donation will also support Florida farmers, who are struggling due to a decreased demand for their products as the hospitality and restaurant industry has primarily come to a halt statewide. Distribution will occur through Feeding Florida’s existing statewide network of 12- member food banks through the Farmers Feeding Florida program.
As a longtime and committed partner of the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Feeding Florida’s network of food banks is working closely with Florida growers to deploy the necessary resources to recover and move food and supplies quickly and efficiently throughout the state to families in need.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (November 4, 2019) – Slice by slice throughout September, TooJay’s Deli raised $16,000 from cake sales and guests who generously “rounded up” their checks in support of Feeding Florida. Feeding Florida is a statewide network of Feeding America food banks which provides a healthy, adequate and consistent food supply to […]
[Tallahassee, Fla.] – When Hurricane Dorian was approaching the east coast of the United States as a Category 5, Florida residents braced themselves for what could have been the most powerful storm in over 30 years. As the only statewide hunger relief organization with an active presence in all of Florida, the Feeding Florida network […]
Throughout this month at TooJay’s, a dollar from every slice of cake sold benefits Feeding Florida. That’s the case not only at the TooJay’s in Palm Beach in Royal Poinciana Plaza, but at all of the 20-plus TooJay’s locations in Florida. TooJay’s first launched a partnership with Feeding Florida in September 2017 and since then, […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (August 28, 2019) – TooJay’s Deli is taking a slice out of hunger during the month of September with one dollar from every slice of cake sold directly benefitting Feeding Florida. Feeding Florida is a statewide network of Feeding America food banks providing a healthy, adequate and consistent food supply to […]
PLANT CITY, FL – We all could use a little light and wholesomeness in our lives, and Wish Farms provides just that. Over the summer, Wish Farms partnered up with Feeding America® to generate some awareness and give back to the community through a social media campaign that unveiled the everyday heroes. “The ‘Superhero Summer’ campaign was a great success […]
Plant City, Fla.- based Wish Farms is celebrating a successful “Superhero Summer” Instagram campaign in partner with Feeding America. For every like, tag and follow on campaign posts, Wish Farms donated one meal to help families in need, according to a news release. “The efforts of our Instagram community have led to 50,000 meals donated to our […]
