Harry Chapin Food Bank

Private event raises $1 million Nov. 7 for Harry Chapin Food Bank

Harry Chapin food bank breaks ground on a new distribution center in Fort Myers that will double its capacity to feed the hungry in this area.

Almost two thousand emergency meals supplied from the state of Florida are being delivered to Southwest Florida food pantries today. Harry Chapin workers loaded up pallets on trucks to deliver the non-perishables to pantries in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry counties.

Harry Chapin Food Bank collecting turkeys and hams for distribution.

The Harry Chapin Food Bank is declaring an emergency as the federal government shutdown enters its fifth week with thousands of Southwest Florida families struggling to put food on the table, SNAP benefits about to be paused and federal employees in critical roles such as transportation and public safety continuing to go unpaid.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s annual Stuff The Charger nonperishable food drive starts Saturday (Nov. 1) and will extend through November 30.

Nonnprofits have seen a surge in the amount of people needing their food pantry services. This is especially tough in the summer months.

GL Homes conducted building of an unusual kind Monday — and ended up helping relieve hunger.The mission was for two teams combined from GL Homes communities in Lee and Collier counties to go can-to-can in the annual GL Homes CAN-tastic Competition.

A new online platform launched by the Harry Chapin Food Bank helps area residents locate food pantries, distribution sites

One in 12 seniors in Southwest Florida experiences food insecurity. That number is a result of many factors that include inflation, expensive housing in the region, and aging-related medical expenses. Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Care and Share senior feeding program seeks to alleviate these economic pressures by giving seniors monthly free meal kits.