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Local farms help stock produce at Harry Chapin Food Bank https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nbc26.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png April 7, 2020 April 8, 2020

April 7, 2020

Local farms help stock produce at Harry Chapin Food Bank

Normally, the food bank gets a lot of their food and shelf-stable items from grocery stores, but at this point, a good chunk of…

Harry Chapin begins a drive-thru distribution https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nbc-2-3.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png April 7, 2020 April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

Harry Chapin begins a drive-thru distribution

Instead of people lining up to get food, they will now stay in the safety of their own cars.

Donation helps SWFL food bank; credit union assists small businesses’ payrolls https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wink-5.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png April 6, 2020 April 7, 2020

April 6, 2020

Donation helps SWFL food bank; credit union assists small businesses’ payrolls

In a time where every little bit helps, businesses are helping each other in big ways. Harry Chapin Food bank runs 12 mobile…

Harry Chapin Food Bank continues mobile pantries, needs help in effort https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wink3.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png April 3, 2020 April 6, 2020

April 3, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank continues mobile pantries, needs help in effort

Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida is working to help many people who don’t know where their next meal is coming from.…

Harry Chapin Food Bank ramping up ways to get food to the hungry https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ndn-2.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png April 1, 2020 April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank ramping up ways to get food to the hungry

Harry Chapin Food Bank (HCFB) is a light and a lifesaver to the hungry of their service area that covers Collier, Lee, Hendry,…

Harry Chapin opens new drive-thru food distribution sites this week https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fox-3.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 30, 2020 April 1, 2020

March 30, 2020

Harry Chapin opens new drive-thru food distribution sites this week

This week, new available resources are helping feed local families who are feeling the financial burdens of the coronavrius.

Publix Charities donates $1 million to food banks to help during coronavirus pandemic https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nbc-2-2.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

Publix Charities donates $1 million to food banks to help during coronavirus pandemic

Publix Charities is donating $1 million to Feeding America member food banks including the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers.

Food banks see decline in donations as shoppers clear grocery stores shelves https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wink-2-hoarding.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Food banks see decline in donations as shoppers clear grocery stores shelves

Harry Chapin Food Bank President and CEO Richard LeBer said, even before the coronavirus hit “we were feeding about 28,000 families every week.…

Nonprofit provides free meals in Tice community https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wink-hh.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 23, 2020 March 24, 2020

March 23, 2020

Nonprofit provides free meals in Tice community

Volunteers at San Martin de Porres Ministry in Tice is hoping to change some of the hardships community members are experiencing with the…

Harry Chapin Food Bank efforts amid coronavirus impacts in SWFL https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/yahoo.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 23, 2020 March 24, 2020

March 23, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank efforts amid coronavirus impacts in SWFL

Southwest Florida’s largest hunger relief network, Harry Chapin, is helping the fight against local coronavirus impacts.

Harry Chapin Food Bank seeking donations, volunteers to help local food insecurity https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fox4-1.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 23, 2020 March 24, 2020

March 23, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank seeking donations, volunteers to help local food insecurity

Southwest Florida’s largest hunger relief network, Harry Chapin, is helping the fight against local coronavirus impacts. Throughout the year, they help more than…

Harry Chapin Food Bank organizing emergency mobile pantry for families in need https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/nbc.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 20, 2020 March 21, 2020

March 20, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank organizing emergency mobile pantry for families in need

The Harry Chapin Food Bank is organizing an emergency mobile pantry to help feed people during the coronavirus pandemic. Food is being boxed…

SWFL Food Bank Preparing For Food Insecurity Uptick During COVID-19 Outbreak https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wgcu-1.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 19, 2020 March 20, 2020

March 19, 2020

SWFL Food Bank Preparing For Food Insecurity Uptick During COVID-19 Outbreak

As empty shelves become a more familiar sight during the COVID-19 outbreak, and more people are out of work due to social distancing,…

Harry Chapin Food Bank prioritizes mobile pantries during coronavirus pandemic https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wink-.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 19, 2020 March 21, 2020

March 19, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank prioritizes mobile pantries during coronavirus pandemic

Employees at Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida are preparing mobile units to serve even more people during this time of need,…

‘Uncharted waters’: Collier, Lee county nonprofits scramble to figure out what’s needed, how to help as coronavirus landscape shifts hourly https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/np-story-1.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 18, 2020 March 21, 2020

March 18, 2020

‘Uncharted waters’: Collier, Lee county nonprofits scramble to figure out what’s needed, how to help as coronavirus landscape shifts hourly

Harry Chapin Food Bank, which feeds nearly 30,000 people a week in Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties, is maximizing social distancing,…

Harry Chapin Food Bank prepares for possible increased demand https://harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wink-2.jpg 700 521 Harry Chapin Food Bank Harry Chapin Food Bank //harrychapinfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hcfbhorizontal.png March 12, 2020 March 21, 2020

March 12, 2020

Harry Chapin Food Bank prepares for possible increased demand

The coronavirus is putting a strain on people around the United States, with many being forced to stay home from work and school,…

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Media contact: Barbara Evans
Chief Development Officer
Office: 239.334.6881
Cell: 786.540.4043
baevans@harrychapinfoodbank.org