Georgia Jones is afraid to ask for what the food bank really needs: fresh and frozen foods. She and her assistant are both going away for Christmas, and they don't want frozen turkeys thawing on the doorstep of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's food bank. ...more

December 20, 2008

A Tampa woman finally is able to reopen her diner, a favorite among truckers and bikers out by the state fairgrounds. ...more

December 19, 2008

Just three weeks ago, the largest food pantry in Highlands County had breathtakingly low bank balance of $1,000. ...more

December 15, 2008

Chris and Peggy Shoutair are accustomed to large shopping orders. Accompanied by nine of their 11 children Nov. 23 at Publix on Bloomingdale Avenue, the couple quickly collected all the items on a shopping list handed out that morning at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, then delivered the groceries to a 24-foot truck waiting outside the store destined for the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. ...more

December 3, 2008

With so many in need of so much, a Christian initiative to fill food bank shelves could not have been timelier. ...more

December 3, 2008

About 2,000 families were given food at The Volunteer Way last month. Unfortunately, the food bank on Congress Street sometimes ran out of food and many people were turned away. ...more

November 30, 2008

The slumping economy is placing a strain on food banks that are being forced to turn away some people seeking food. ...more

November 29, 2008

For the past three weeks, Jesuit High School students have been stockpiling canned and nonperishable goods for an annual food drive, and today school officials announced that 20,000 pounds of food has accrued. ...more

November 26, 2008

Congregants from more than 14 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally Sunday, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 24, 2008

Congregants from 21 Brandon and south Hillsborough County churches took the Gospel literally today, leaving services early to help provide for the less fortunate. ...more

November 23, 2008