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

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

    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 letter carriers collect food, and more volunteers to unload and sort food once it’s collected. Letter carriers in Lee County are gearing up to take…

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

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

    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 Meal Gap 2019 report released today by Feeding America. In Southwest Florida, 20.4 percent of children are food insecure vs. 17 percent of children nationwide.…

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

    Walmart’s “Fight Hunger. Spark Change” national campaign benefits 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 the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. This annual campaign raises awareness of hunger issues and has already secured 749 million meals for Feeding…

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

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

    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 in Lee County are gearing up to take part in the 27th annual drive, the nation’s largest single-day food drive. This is the one day…

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  • About Harry Chapin Food Bank

    Harry Chapin Food Bank, a partner of Feeding America, is the largest hunger-relief organization in Southwest Florida. The food bank rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to children, families, and seniors who are hungry through a series of food distribution programs.

    Our partnership with Feeding America enables us to amplify our food and distribution efforts and bring in food from various retail and grocery stores, national food producers and distributors, and growers locally, nationally, and even internationally.

    Harry Chapin Food Bank is proud to be named a Blueprint Partner by the Naples Children Foundation (NCF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival. Harry Chapin Food Bank is also a United Way Agency Partner. For more information or to make a gift, call 239.334.7007 or visit harrychapinfoodbank.org.

    • Harry Chapin Food Bank serves Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties in Southwest Florida.
    • 1 in 8 people in Southwest Florida are hungry, including 1 in 5 children.
    • We serve roughly 300,000 people each month.
    • The people we serve are children, seniors, families, people who are unemployed or under-employed, veterans, people with disabilities and others.
    • The food is distributed through our food distribution programs.
    • Volunteers provide roughly $1.5 million of in-kind service each year.
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    • Red 1807c
    • Blue 540c
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    Clients – Jeff and Gina
    Mobile Pantry – Truck
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    Mobile Pantry – Parkside Elementary
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    Mobile Pantry – Volunteers and clients
    Clients
    Clients – Amigos Center
    Clients – Family
    Agency Distribution
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