Price of Paradise: Historic inflation hamstrings hungry families, food pantries
ABC Action News — April 29, 2022
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BRAG BOOK: TEMPLE TERRACE 17-YEAR-OLD IS A SUPERSTAR IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
ABC Action News — July 16, 2021
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COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY FEEDS THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN GREATER CARROLLWOOD
ABC Action News — June 24, 2021
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"Giving Tuesday Now" To Aid Non-Profits In Need
Bay News 9 — May 5, 2020
After seeing a 272 percent increase in clients served, the Community Food Pantry is participating in “Giving Tuesday” to help local charities impacted by the pandemic. For the full article and video, click here.
Community Food Pantry offers hand up for those in need
Fox 13 News — February 6, 2020
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Breezin' Entertainment & Productions Joins Community Food Pantry to Give Back This Thanksgiving Holiday
Press release updated: Nov 21, 2018
For Thanksgiving, Breezin' Entertainment teamed up with The Community Food Pantry and spent time in the North Tampa and Carrollwood Area giving back and donating frozen turkeys, sides, and supportive notes to over 300 families, just in time for the holidays. To read more …
Community Food Pantry strives to meet Carrollwood's needs
Tampa Bay Times — April 5, 2018
The Community Food Pantry began 10 years as a few jars of peanut butter and cans of spaghetti on the pastor’s shelf.
Now, the pantry, operated by the Village Presbyterian Church at 13115 S Village Drive, expects to provide 600,000 meals to people in need this year. In addition, pantry volunteers, who logged more than 18,000 hours of service last year, now are helping with health services and providing toiletries to veterans and the homeless. To read more …
Breezin' Entertainment Donates 175 Turkeys This Thanksgiving 2017. See more here:
Nov 22, 2017
Breezin' Entertainment & Productions Teams Up With the Community Food Pantry to Give Back This Thanksgiving Season
For Thanksgiving, Breezin' Entertainment teamed up with The Community Food Pantry and spent time in the North Tampa Bay Area giving back and serving food to over 400 families, just in time for the holidays. To read more …
Food Pantry Director Named Community Hero
Patch — Nov 9, 2017
Monica Wilson, director of the Community Food Pantry in Carrollwood, was awarded the honor by Molina Healthcare. For the full article, click here.
Food Pantry To Host Community Health Fair
Patch — Oct 10, 2017
The Community Food Pantry in Carrollwood Village is looking to reach more than its regular clients with a health outreach event. For the full article, click here.
Breezin' Magazine Charity Edition -
Charity of the Year Award
Aug 23, 2017
We guarantee that Breezin’ Magazine will be well-received and create a conversation in giving back as the #HolidaySeason approaches. It will shed light on how malleable entertainment truly is while highlighting its importance in bringing community, business, and culture together. For more information visit: http://breezinmagazine.com/
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Community Food Pantry To Host Denim and Diamonds
Patch — Mar 17, 2017
The charity event is designed to raise money and awareness for the Carrollwood Village-based food pantry. For the full article, click here.
Community Food Pantry to Honor Donors During Ceremony
Patch — Oct 21, 2016
The Community Food Pantry, located at 13115 S. Village Drive in Carrollwood, will unveil its sponsorship wall during a ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. For the full article, click here.
Community Food Pantry Hosting Giveaway
Patch — Jul 23, 2012
The community food pantry at Village Presbyterian Church is giving away food to families in need from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. For the full article, click here
MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA - COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARDS
TAMPA, FL – A person who has helped feed numerous people in northwest Hillsborough County was recognized for her good deeds.
Molina Healthcare of Florida honored Monica Wilson, the director of the Community Food Pantry in Carrollwood, as one of six community heroes at its eighth annual Community Champions Awards.
"We proudly recognize the hard work of these extraordinary individuals," said Maritza Borrajero, president of Molina Healthcare of Florida. "It was a pleasure honoring this year's Molina Community Champions for their dedication to serving those in need in the community."
Under Wilson's leadership, the Community Food Pantry has seen enormous growth in its services. It began in 2008 as a few non-perishable items on a shelf at Village Presbyterian Church to assist people who came to the church asking for help. The pantry now takes up an entire half of the church's administration office.
Wilson commits more than 40 hours per week at the food pantry, coordinating volunteers for collecting food donations, serving clients, cleaning, stocking and working on the pantry's administrative needs. From January to August this year, she organized 11,000 volunteer hours, including the efforts of more than 300 youth volunteers during the Youth Take Over the Pantry program.
Wilson also led a program to provide backpacks filled with food to at-risk students. She rallied children, adults and community partners to support the pantry with canned food drives to eliminate hunger in the community.
Each Community Champion was nominated by a community-based organization and received a $1,000 grant to give to a deserving nonprofit organization. Wilson will donate her $1,000 grant to the Community Food Pantry.
The Community Champions program celebrates the vision of Dr. C. David Molina, the founder of Molina Healthcare, as well as community partners who work together to care for society's most vulnerable people.
Since 2008, Molina Healthcare of Florida has provided government-funded care for low-income people. Its mission is to bring high-quality, cost-effective health care to children, adults, seniors, families and people with disabilities.
As of September, the company serves approximately 641,000 members through Medicaid, Medicare and Health Insurance Exchange programs. Molina serves Florida's east coast, the western panhandle and counties along the mid to southern Gulf Coast.
For more information on Molina Healthcare, visit www.molinahealthcare.com. For more information about the Community Food Pantry, visit www.thecommunityfoodpantry.com.
Caption: Monica Wilson, second left, accepts her Community Champion award from Steven Snider, director of community engagement, Molina Healthcare; Jennifer Bowman, vice president of business development, Molina Healthcare; and Maritza Borrajero, president, Molina Healthcare.
Image courtesy of Molina Healthcare of Florida
Article courtesy of the Carrollwood Patch, Amanda Lamela, Patch Staff
NOrth tampa Pantry Feeds the neighborhood
Volunteers helped the Community Food Pantry serve 475 families with its annual Everything But the Turkey distribution in November
In 2008, Village Presbyterian Church members stocked a small closet with non-perishable food for people in need. Today, it has grown into The Community Food Pantry, which serves Carrollwood, Northdale, Odessa, Lutz and other parts of North Tampa.
Demand has tripled over the past five years. The pantry is feeding more than 21,000 people a year, and one-third of those are children.
What makes the facility unique is that it’s a “client choice” pantry, where people can choose the products they need. Donations raised on Give Day will help buy a new freezer, cooler, carts and shelving.
– Alana Siceloff, B2 Communications
APRIL 21, 2017
GIVE DAY 2017
Mike Hancock from Hancock Injury Attorneys supports The Community Food Pantry.
Give day launch at WEDU
The Community Food Pantry is excited to participate in Give Day 2017.
Community Food Pantry helps working families get by
WTVT-ch. 13 (FOX 13) came out to the Community Food Pantry to show What's Right with Tampa Bay.
Give Day 2016
Village Presbyterian provides Thanksgiving meal bounty
By Brad Stager
The Carrollwood News
November 25, 2015
A chilly November morning was warmed with the spirit of giving at Village Presbyterian Church’s “Everything but the Turkey” day of service and food distribution event.
The project was intended to provide Thanksgiving meal side dishes and food staples such as canned vegetables, gravy and stuffing, to families needing a little help to fill their holiday pantry. The project really took off with a donation of 197 turkeys from David Weekley Homes, making it possible to provide a complete meal to many recipients.
To read more … http://www.tbo.com/northwest-tampa/village-presbyterian-provides-thanksgiving-meal-bounty-20151125/