St. Lucie County - Wednesday July 20, 2022: In the wake of high food costs and continued supply chain issues, Treasure Coast Food Bank is seeking help from the public to address the need for food at a time when it has less to provide.
Food Bank shelves are not as well-stocked this summer, which means there isn’t enough of the basic pantry staples that every household could use.
“There is critical need for food across our region, and every single donation makes a difference,” said Judith Cruz, President and CEO of Treasure Coast Food Bank. She is appealing to the community to pitch in by holding food drives or making a cash donation to help those in need of food.
There is an urgent need for canned beans, canned soups and chilis, canned fruits or vegetables, canned meats, like tuna and chicken, peanut butter, jelly, crackers, cereal, oatmeal, grits, rice, pasta and pasta sauce.
“Summer is always a difficult time when kids are home from school and families must provide those additional meals at home that kids usually get from school cafeterias. This year, it’s even more challenging because there is less coming in from our retail partners,” Cruz said. “We’re asking the community to help us stock the Food Bank shelves right now while need is the highest.”
Anyone with items to donate can bring them to the food bank’s main warehouse at 401 Angle Road in Fort Pierce. There also are other drop-off locations throughout the Treasure Coast, which can be found by visiting: stophunger.org/givefood/.
Donations of money also can be made online at: stophunger.org.
ABOUT TREASURE COAST FOOD BANK
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure Coast, providing the community each year with millions of meals valued at more than $50 million through robust programs and in partnership with 400 charitable organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties.
Treasure Coast Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. For more information on Treasure Coast Food Bank, call 772.489.3034, log on to stophunger.org, visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/tcfoodbank, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/tcfoodbank.