Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida

Partner agency program distributed 24,038,750 pounds of Food to those who are hungry throughout our five-county footprint. The partner agency relies on a vetted network of partner agencies. Our agencies include social service agencies, faith-based congregations, non-profits, and community organizations. As trusted extensions of our mission, we provide our partner agencies roughly 75% of their Food inventory. Partner agency membership and compliance, Food procurement and Food transportation, coupled with Food management, are the essential elements that comprise the program, allowing it to operate effectively and efficiently.

Care and share senior feeding program distributed 3,123,075 pounds of Food to individuals over the age of 60 years with gross income at or below 2.65% of the federal poverty line in charlotte, collier and lee counties. For the seniors enrolled in the program, their nutritional needs are being supplemented by our monthly Food distributions.

Fulfill mobile pantry program distributed 8,483,453 pounds of Food to those who are hungry throughout our five-county footprint. The goal of the fulfull mobile pantry program is to expand the capacity of Harry Chapin Food Bank to make Food more accessible in underserved and high need areas where families with limited resources may not be able to access Food through traditional grocery stores.