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and families across Southwest Florida with increased access to nutritious food through its In-School Pantry Program. “We are grateful to The Wawa Foundation for its investment in children and families across Southwest Florida,” said Richard LeBer, president and CEO of Harry Chapin Food Bank. “This grant will strengthen our In-School Pantry Program, helping us provide nutritious food in trusted school settings where…

Winter Wine Festival, to strengthen programs that help children and families in Collier County access nutritious food. As a Blueprint Partner in NCF's Hunger Initiative, Harry Chapin Food Bank plays a role in coordinating a collaborative network of nonprofit partners working together to reduce childhood hunger and improve food security throughout the community. The strategic partnership will support the Food Bank's child…

hunger in Southwest Florida. A $200,000 grant will support construction of the food bank’s new Hunger Action Center through the nonprofit’s ongoing $30 million Feeding the Future capital campaign. The new distribution center and warehouse, set to be completed later this year in Fort Myers, will increase the food bank’s food distribution capabilities from 45 million to 80 million pounds annually of…

nonprofit’s new Hunger Action Center. The 110,175-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility is currently under development at the southwest corner of I-75 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Fort Myers. Once completed in late 2026, the Hunger Action Center will double the Food Bank’s capacity to feed neighbors experiencing hunger. “This generous grant from Florida Blue pushes our capital campaign closer…

designed to raise awareness of hunger in Southwest Florida. The GL Homes Can-Do Mini-Golf Challenge, which benefited Harry Chapin Food Bank and was hosted June 18 at the nonprofit’s Naples distribution center, pitted two teams of GL Homes employees against each other to design and construct a three-hole putt-putt golf course using cans of green beans and boxes of macaroni and cheese.…

grant funding is being provided through the Foundation’s “Area of Greatest Need Fund” to improve access to food for residents of Charlotte County. Harry Chapin Food Bank, the region’s largest hunger-relief organization and only Feeding America partner food bank, provides food to neighbors experiencing hunger through its agency partners, mobile pantries and mobile markets. In 2025, the Food Bank distributed 5.2 million…