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Weekly Food Distribution
Every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. we hand out boxes of food to members of the community who need food. Our Food Bank is located onsite at the Presbyterian Church of Bloomingdale at 710 E. Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon, FL. (Beside Dunkin’). Currently on average we hand out 325-350 boxes of food each week. We’re open rain or shine, but do go on delays for lightning. To sign up to receive texts about our distribution hours and if we go on a delay, please link below via the QR code:
Backpacks of Hope
Our Backpack of Hope program is designed to help provide weekend food to school children who qualify for free school lunch. Our program works effectively by closely aligning ourselves with school personnel. Our backpacks are unique in that we target hunger relief for the whole family – we know that “hungry kids go home to hungry families.” Currently during the school year we provide backpacks of food to 150 students weekly and during the summer on average between 50-75 students weekly.
Our backpacks include items that will sustain a family for the weekend. EX: a jar of peanut butter and jelly, a box of cereal, boxes of mac & cheese, a box of pasta.
Mobile Food Pantry
We understand there may be circumstances that limit someone from attending our weekly food distribution. We work with our clients to meet their food needs. The mobile pantry, aimed at Lithia residents, works with clients on an individual basis. It’s a one on one distribution that is discreet and confidential. Email mobilepantry@sohopefl.org for more information.
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FishHawk Turkey Trot
Are you looking for a great way to help others on Thanksgiving? Would you like to spend more quality time with your family? Have your whole Family join us for the FishHawk Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning! What a great way to spend time with family, improving your health and supporting a local charity. This year we celebrate our 15th annual race and would love to see all of you out there, which helps support our food bank all year long! Want to be notified when race registration opens? Email admin@sohopefl.org to be added to our list.
Other Events
Are you interested in hosting a fundraiser or event to benefit Seeds of Hope? We’d love to partner with area businesses, networking groups & charity organizations. Please email admin@sohopefl.org to discuss.
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Latest From The Blog
Creekside Church of Christ
Thank you Student Lead, Brooks, for getting up early on a Saturday morning to explain what we do at Seeds of Hope and what a Thursday looks like. The youth of Creekside Church of Christ, along with Wesley and Will, all helped do some much needed spring cleaning.
Cub Scout troops 632 & 637
Thank you to our local Cub Scout troops 632 & 637 who collected food on behalf of Seeds of Hope. The food you donated will help us fill boxes for so many of our neighbors in need! You definitely fulfilled your oath to “do your best” to help others.
Action Karate River Hills Plaza
Action Karate River Hills Plaza Family Event! Gasparilla Glow Pizza Party! Thank you for all the donations to Seeds of Hope!
9/17/2017 President’s Message
SOH President message #2: Thank you all for allowing me time to wrap my head around the direction our charity will go and what our role will be as we begin the second phase of the Alafia Disaster Recovery process. I have decided we will be meeting the needs of this community individually. I will be
9/16 Plan
So here’s the SOH plan going forward: I have contacts within the Alafia River community who are giving me information about which residents are in the most need and who are deserving and would be appreciative of our help. I feel strongly that there are many who we as a group, we as a community can
Relief Effort
A message from the SOH President: today my biggest challenge was to figure out a sustainability plan for the Alafia River Disaster Relief effort. I think I’ve done that. I asked Corey Duncan, missions pastor at FishHawk Fellowship (813-655-7431 cduncan@fishhawkfc.org) to lead the effort and to
Check out our Awesome Seeds of Hope Volunteers at Randall Middle School
Our Randall Middle School Volunteers are working hard as Backpack Helpers for Seeds of Hope!
Back to School Food
300 families served!...Seeds of Hope gave away 300 bags of "back to school" food: peanut butter, jelly, boxes of cereal and cereal bars to families in need at the Y school supply event on Saturday. We also "gave away" some pretty awesome service opportunities to...
General Mills Surprise Grant
Surprise! We won the General Mills 150th Anniversary Surprise Grant for $20,000! Heartfelt thanks to Kathy McElhiney Ballance for nominating us! It literally takes a village to build a charity as awesome as ours and each one of you, volunteers past and present, have...
Register for the 2023 Turkey Trot
