Hey, TBAY: We’re excited to introduce you to Feeding Tampa Bay — the runner-up winner of our recent Publix Giveback Giveaway. Get to know this local nonprofit and learn about the important work they do for the community.
⭐ Meet the org
There’s one thing we all have in common: food.
Feeding Tampa Bay embraces this similarity to do the good work of tackling food insecurity in our community, which can affect anyone in an unexpected circumstance: our neighbors, coworkers, the elderly, or classmates.
And in exciting development news, the nonprofit will now be able to expand their services throughout West Central Florida thanks to a brand new, multi-use facility.
🏗️ Newly opened facility
One of the largest food banks in the nation, Feeding Tampa Bay celebrated its new-location Grand Opening last Thursday, May 23 and is actively relocating to a 215,000-sq ft, state-of-the-art facility at 3624 Causeway Blvd. this week.
The expansive new headquarters and distribution building, known as The Causeway Center, is nearly twice the size of the organization’s former 80,000-sq ft warehouse, and includes:
- The Community Place: A quick-service restaurant and market for those with immediate needs, with access to benefits assistance and resources for long-term needs
- Culinary Center: 11,000-sq ft production and training kitchen to service the nonprofit’s Trinity Cafe locations, plus in-house and external catering
- Logistics Center: 90,000+ sq ft of warehouse space to store four times as much food than the old warehouse
- The Learning Zone and Causeway Hall: Areas to train, educate, and collaborate with neighbors + partners alike
- FRESHforce Program: State-accredited program to train folks with employment barriers for jobs in logistics, driving, and culinary fields, plus offer job connections post-graduation
- Volunteer Square: Welcomes 75,000+ volunteers per year to help sort food for distribution, along with new volunteer opportunities with Partner Place, the Bistro, the Market, the Neighborhood, and Causeway Hall
- Access to Feeding Tampa Bay’s many long-term resources, including financial counseling, health consultation, SNAP and WIC benefits navigation, and more
