March 21, 2025 | Sarasota
Publix Super Markets Charities recently awarded a grant of $335,000 to All Faiths Food Bank for the purchase of a new 26-foot refrigerated box truck and mobile food pantry support. The truck will allow All Faiths to strengthen its mobile pantry capacity, provide the flexibility to increase store food pick-ups, and enable the organization to distribute more nutritious food in areas of greatest need across the community.
On the front lines of All Faiths’ efforts to end hunger are its truck drivers, who travel as many as 350 miles each week to deliver nutritious food to dozens of locations throughout Sarasota and DeSoto counties.
Last year alone, the food bank held or supplied food for 725 food distributions each month, providing more than 20 million meals to over 80,000 neighbors. All Faiths’ fleet of refrigerated box trucks is critical to ensuring the organization can reach as many community members as possible with healthy foods, like meat, dairy and fresh produce.
“The logistics of securing and delivering food – especially fresh groceries – is complicated,” said All Faiths President and CEO, Nelle S. Miller. “This support from Publix Super Markets Charities is critical in increasing our ability to reach more of our neighbors in need, more efficiently. We are grateful for the organization’s many years of generosity and partnership.”
To learn more about All Faiths Food Bank, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org or call 941-379-6333.
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