Funds used to support disaster relief efforts, including purchase of new warehouse equipment
All Faiths Food Bank (AFFB) of Sarasota has received grants from numerous sources “in support of its disaster relief efforts in the wake of last year’s hurricanes,” the food bank has announced.
The grants and the contributors are as follows: Feeding America, $222,000; Bank of America Charitable Foundation, $85,000; Comcast, $50,000; United Way Suncoast, $49,000; William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, $15,000; Elevance Health Foundation, $10,000; the Starbucks Foundation, $5,000; and the Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation, a news release says.
The funds assisted All Faiths Food Bank — which is “one of the lead emergency response agencies in Sarasota and DeSoto counties and the state — with initial and ongoing recovery efforts” in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the release explains. The funds from United Way Suncoast and the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation “helped with the purchase of new warehouse equipment,” the release adds.
“Before, during and after a storm, AFFB delivers tens of thousands of pounds of food, water, and emergency supplies to shelters and disaster relief organizations,” the release explains. It also “holds pop-up mobile food distributions” for people affected by storms, the release notes. Further, the release says, AFFB “works with Feeding Florida and partner food banks around the state to coordinate recovery efforts and transport food to communities in need.”
“The 2024 hurricane season impacted every one of us in some way — and it was particularly devastating for our neighbors who were already at risk of or experiencing hunger,” said All Faiths Food Bank’s President and CEO Nelle S. Miller in the release. “We are so grateful to our caring partners for their generosity and desire to support our efforts to help our community as we continue to rebuild.”
To learn more about All Faiths Food Bank, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org or call 941-379-6333.