Jacksonville, Fla. (March 18, 2015) – Christian Fellowship Ministries is one of 13 food pantries in Northeast Florida that is now putting more food on the tables of people who need it thanks to a grant from BJ’s Charitable Foundation provided to Feeding Northeast Florida, an affiliate of Feeding America. In celebration of BJ’s Wholesale…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (March 12, 2015) – Students at 13 elementary, middle and high schools in St. Johns County collected 8,815 pounds of canned goods for Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) as part of the nonprofit agency’s 500,000 Can Challenge. The schools were among many businesses and community organizations that set up collection boxes at their locations…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2015) – Matthew’s, Bistro Aix, Taco Lu and Intuition Ale Works are among nearly 50 of Jacksonville’s best-known restaurants that will take part in the 3Squares fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Prime Osborn Convention Center Grand Lobby. All the proceeds from 3Squares will go to Feeding Northeast Florida,…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2015) – Thanks to the generosity of residents in the community and volunteers who gave up their Saturday morning to pick fruit, Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) and the Society of St. Andrews collected 26,372 pounds of fruit during the Citrus Harvest for the Hungry that took place on Saturday. The fruit…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Jan. 12, 2015) – Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) wants to hear from residents who have unwanted citrus fruit in their trees, and volunteers who would like to help collect it, in preparation for the Citrus Harvest for the Hungry that takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24. FNEFL is…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2015) – This January, Floridians will have the opportunity to join Jacksonville Running Back Denard Robinson and help those affected by hunger in the state. On Friday, Jan. 9, Robinson, along with Walmart and Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL), will team up to launch the second annual Defeat Hunger Bowl to both…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2014) – Jacksonville philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver will donate $500,000 over two years to Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) to support the fight against hunger in 17 area counties. “There are about 150 other nonprofit agencies and food pantries that rely on Feeding Northeast Florida to deliver nutritious food that they can…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2014) – C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (C&S), a wholesale grocery supply company that supports Winn Dixie’s local distribution system, has donated $40,000 to Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) to focus on school nourishment programs in the Baldwin area just west of Jacksonville. According to C&S Senior Director of Community Involvement Gina Goff,…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Nov. 14, 2014) – “We Can Do It” is the challenge coming from ‘Stan the Can’ – an upbeat, feel-good mascot created by Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) to lead its first-annual, 30-day ‘500,000 Can Challenge.’ From Nov. 17 through Dec. 17, the nonprofit organization is asking the community to set up collection boxes…
DetailsJacksonville, Fla. (Oct. 13, 2014) – With the expansion of its new facility at 1303 Jasmine St. in Fernandina Beach, Barnabas Center is working with Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL) to become the first in a series of satellite food distribution centers set up in Nassau County by Feeding Northeast Florida (FNEFL). According to FNEFL President…
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