teach
Educate neighbors on job skills, debt reduction, and financial management
assist
Make banking services and other financial supports easily available
advocate
Support policies that remove employment barriers and foster financial growth
creating economic opporunities
Essential expenses like rent and childcare continue to rise at a rate outpacing wages, increasing household financial instability. Educating neighbors to seek greater opportunity and advocating for economic justice can ease financial strain and create pathways to possibilities.
helping neighbors thrive
When we have the knowledge and skills needed to succeed, we believe a better life is possible. Thriving neighbors have the skills and resources necessary to obtain and keep a job, are focused on building a career to pave a pathway out of poverty, and seek long-term growth for their household and community.
Take Keba — after raising her last child, Keba realized she needed a new challenge and decided to pursue her passion in cooking. She joined our FreshForce program with hopes of learning the skills needed to join the culinary industry. FreshForce gave Keba the skills she needed, and unlocked a surprising new path at Feeding Tampa Bay, where she now serves on the Neighbor Services team and connects neighbors to the support they need every day.
FreshForce was kind of like a comeback story.
supporting programs
program feature: advocacy
A comprehensive approach to hunger looks not only at food access, but at the underlying social and economic factors contributing to food insecurity. Diving deeper into poverty and exploring the root causes can shed light on the role policy, education, and corporations play in perpetuating the problem. By advocating for policies that support social services, education, and economic opportunity, we can build a future that is socially equitable and gives all individuals the opportunity to thrive.
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