GL Homes kickstarted its Summer of Service initiative with a building competition to benefit Harry Chapin Food Bank and its vision to end hunger in Southwest Florida. Held June 9 at Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Collier Distribution Center, the GL Homes CAN-tastic Competition was a spirited competition where teams raced against the clock to build.

Generous shoppers at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across Southwest Florida joined Harry Chapin Food Bank’s mission to end hunger across the region. Throughout March, local Walmart and Sam’s Club locations participated in “Fight Hunger. Spark Change,” a national campaign to support Feeding America. Harry Chapin Food Bank, Southwest Florida’s largest hunger-relief organization, is the.

The National Association of Letter Carriers’ 2025 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be held Saturday, May 10 across Southwest Florida. In advance of the food drive, letter carriers will provide specially marked, empty plastic bags to many homes, condominiums and apartments across the region. Residents are encouraged to place non-perishable, shelf-stable food donations in.

The Sanibel School became the latest public school in Southwest Florida to feature a produce garden on campus through a partnership between The School District of Lee County, Sanctuary Golf Club Foundation and Harry Chapin Food Bank. On Feb. 21, more than a dozen community volunteers joined students and staff at The Sanibel School to.

Sandy and Tim Youngquist hosted A Conversation about Feeding the Future to raise awareness about the growing hunger crisis in Southwest Florida and Harry Chapin Food Bank’s plans to address food insecurity across the region. Held Feb. 19 at the couple’s Fort Myers home, nearly 40 community and philanthropic leaders had opportunities to learn about.

Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed 39.5 million pounds of food through its Feeding Network in 2024, a 10.6% increase over the prior year that equates to an additional 3 million meals served to neighbors across Southwest Florida. The nonprofit’s 2024 Community Impact Report documents growth in food distributions across all five counties it serves: Charlotte:.