Feeding Tampa Bay

“I’ve been through three hurricanes and it’s never got higher than knee deep, but this time it really came up.” Kirk lived in his Hudson home for 18 years before it was quickly flooded during?#hurricanehelene. He was rescued mid-storm by the local Sheriff, and is grateful to have received a bed, clothes, and hot meals at a Pasco County hurricane shelter while he recovers post storm. It's stories like his that make us proud to be able to provide our community with recovery support. We are so happy to help Tampa Bay with relief efforts, feeding resilience to our neighbors in their time of greatest need.

?? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ?? Feeding Tampa Bay has so far provided a total of 1,362,162 disaster meals through 90 distribution sites across Tampa Bay's?#hurricanemilton?and?#hurricanehelene?impacted areas. To make all of this happen, we've also had help from 2,700 volunteers who have provided us 4,759 hours of service helping the community recover! We are so grateful for all of the support our volunteers are providing, but we STILL NEED HELP! Despite Manatee County being heavily impacted, and still in need, we are struggling for volunteers, making it difficult to provide distribution efforts in this area. We'd love some community support to help us give hurricane relief to Manatee County! ?? If you can help today, please sign up for a shift by visiting our website > https://lnkd.in/gr5xwJ-Z

Emergency distributions of MRE's, water and recovery supplies for #hurricanehelene and #hurricanemilton relief efforts have been added for Hillsborough, Hernando, Manatee, and Pinellas counties for today, 10/16! For support and to find a distribution near you, please visit our website > https://lnkd.in/eHGJWzDK

Since?#hurricanemilton?struck the Tampa Bay region, our Causeway Center location has developed into a staging post for American Red Cross as a basecamp to help neighbors affected by the storm recover. In partnership with the Tampa Bay area Emergency Operations Centers, we work directly with local emergency management operations to provide food, water, and hygiene items to our service area, state, and neighboring states during crisis situations. We also now have the opportunity to host American Red Cross, providing a space for them to support our Tampa Bay residents as we work together to provide our region with recovery assistance. Thank you?American Red Cross?for supporting the many residents displaced by the storms. ??

Emergency distributions for #hurricanehelene and #hurricanemilton recovery efforts have been added for Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee and Pinellas counties for today, 10/15! For support and to find a distribution near you, please visit our website > https://lnkd.in/eG983rXh

?? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ?? Yesterday, Feeding Tampa Bay had the largest day of emergency distributions yet. We provided our neighbors in need with 50,000 MRE's alone! We are able to do this with the support of our volunteers, who are stepping in to provide help to our Tampa Bay community post?#hurricanehelene?and?#hurricanemilton. While yesterday was a huge milestone, and we received phenomenal support, WE STILL NEED HELP! HCC Southshore, Polk and Manatee counties are struggling for volunteers, and we'd love some community support to help us provide much needed distributions for hurricane relief efforts in these locations. If you can help today, please sign up for a shift by visiting our website > https://lnkd.in/gr5xwJ-Z

Emergency distributions of food and resources following #hurricanehelene and #hurricanemilton are happening in Pinellas, Manatee, Hillsborough, Polk, and Pasco counties today, (10/14). If you are in need of meals or resources, you can find a distribution near you by visiting our website > https://lnkd.in/eHGJWzDK

For #hurricanehelene and #hurricanemilton recovery supplies, distributions of food and resources are happening in Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Polk counties 10/13! We will be providing more distribution locations in the near future, so please keep an eye on our social media channels and website for updates. If you are in need of meals or resources, you can find a distribution near you by visiting our website > https://lnkd.in/eHGJWzDK

BayCare Health System doesn't just specialize in providing care for your body, they understand the importance of taking care of your mind, as well. Dr. Christina Canody joins us today to talk about dealing with some of the suffering Floridians have experienced after being hit with two consecutive hurricanes, and also to introduce us to the On Our Sleeves initiative. As a Pediatrician, Dr. Canody has seen how many children struggle with mental health, and is hopeful that BayCare Kids can help. Visit https://lnkd.in/eA6-89hY to learn more, and tune in to our newest #StickAForkInIt podcast episode here > https://bit.ly/3BR7AZg

More emergency distributions have been added in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Highlands and Manatee counties for 10/12! Find food relief in the wake of #hurricanemilton and #hurricanehelene. For more information regarding disaster resources, please visit our website > https://lnkd.in/eHGJWzDK