Harry Chapin Food Bank

Leading the Southwest Florida community in the fight to end hunger

Harry’s Helpings fills a need

Harry’s Helpings fills a need 800 800 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Harry’s Helpings is a hit! Our new program to help food-insecure families at sites where neither partner agencies nor mobile pantries are available or feasible is flourishing. The pilot program…

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Harry Chapin Food Bank to hold mobile food pantry in conjunction with the Leadership Collier™ Class of 2019 Hands for Hearts event

Harry Chapin Food Bank to hold mobile food pantry in conjunction with the Leadership Collier™ Class of 2019 Hands for Hearts event 1200 818 Harry Chapin Food Bank

The Harry Chapin Food Bank will hold a mobile food pantry Saturday, June 1, at the Golden Gate Community Center, one of the sites for Hands for Hearts, a free…

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Morgan Stanley helps food bank fight child hunger

Morgan Stanley helps food bank fight child hunger 800 603 Harry Chapin Food Bank

The Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida has received a $50,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to fund its children’s food programs, which provide readily accessible sources of…

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Community delivers in Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive

Community delivers in Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive 2168 1498 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Our community sent a strong message through the National Letter Carriers Food Drive Saturday that fighting hunger is a high priority. The preliminary total donated in Lee County for the…

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WANTED: More volunteers needed by Harry Chapin Food Bank and United Way Lee to help Stamp Out Hunger

WANTED: More volunteers needed by Harry Chapin Food Bank and United Way Lee to help Stamp Out Hunger 1208 924 Harry Chapin Food Bank

The Letter Carriers’ National #StampOutHunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 11, just over a week away! The Harry Chapin Food Bank and United Way Lee need more volunteers to help…

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Study shows children in Southwest Florida are more likely to face hunger than children nationwide

Study shows children in Southwest Florida are more likely to face hunger than children nationwide 150 150 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Child food insecurity rates in the Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Southwest Florida service area are higher than overall child food insecurity rates across the country, according to the Map the…

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Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” national campaign benefits Harry Chapin Food Bank

Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” national campaign benefits Harry Chapin Food Bank 150 150 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Walmart’s 2019 “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” national campaign starts today (Monday, April 22) and continues through May 20 to help Feeding America and its network of 200 food banks, including…

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Volunteers needed by Harry Chapin Food Bank and United Way Lee to help Stamp Out Hunger May 11

Volunteers needed by Harry Chapin Food Bank and United Way Lee to help Stamp Out Hunger May 11 150 150 Harry Chapin Food Bank

The Letter Carriers’ National #StampOutHunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 11, and the Harry Chapin Food Bank invites residents to support the goal of feeding those in need. Letter carriers…

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FLORIDA WEEKLY: Hunger Here

FLORIDA WEEKLY: Hunger Here 836 734 Harry Chapin Food Bank

Nearly 12 percent of Floridians don’t have enough nutritious food to eat. Agencies and nonprofits are finding some new ways to help…

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Give A Meal program raises more than $90,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank

Give A Meal program raises more than $90,000 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank 150 150 Harry Chapin Food Bank

The Harry Chapin Food Bank is happy to report that the Bank of America Give A Meal program has brought in $91,521 for the food bank to help feed our…

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