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All Faiths Food Bank opens new Wellness Market: SCENE Mag – March 16, 2025

All Faiths Food Bank marked the opening of its newest Wellness Market earlier this month with a ribbon-cutting at the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County.

New market in Newtown offers grocery-style shopping at no cost for those in need: Observer – March 13, 2026

Months ago, Yvette Resto was asked to sit and talk during a visit to the library as preparations for Margie’s Market, a new free community market in Newtown, were under way.

Margie’s Market opens in Sarasota’s Newtown, bringing fresh food: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – March 12, 2026

Fresh pineapple, yellow onions and free-range chicken filled the shelves of Margie’s Market ahead of its March 10 grand opening in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood.

Margie’s Market opens in Newtown, offering grocery-style food access and support services: ABC7 – March 10, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank held the grand opening of Margie’s Market Tuesday morning at the Goodwill Manasota Job Connection Center in Sarasota’s Newtown community.

All Faiths Food Bank opens market in Sarasota’s Newtown: WFLA-TV – March 10, 2026

Margie’s Market by All Faiths Food Bank opened its doors this week in Sarasota’s Newtown community.

All Faiths Food Bank recognizes local ‘Hunger Heroes’: SCENE Mag – March 6, 2026

During All Faiths Food Bank’s recent 2026 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, the area’s only food bank and largest hunger relief organization recognized the significant contributions of its volunteers in 2025.

All Faiths Food Bank moves Walk to End Summer Hunger to new location: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Feb. 25, 2026

The Walk to End Summer Hunger – All Faiths Food Bank’s signature fundraising event to raise awareness of child hunger – is moving to Riverview High School, kicking off the food bank’s 13th annual Campaign Against Summer Hunger.

Market in Newton to bring dietary needs, cultural preferences, household priorities: All Faiths Food Bank: Tampa Bay 28 – Jan. 23, 2026

A pilot “grocery-style-shopping” is opening up in the Newton neighborhood of Sarasota, All Faiths Food Bank announced Friday.

Recent grants support All Faiths Food Bank: Patch – Jan. 20, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank recently received significant gifts from multiple funders in support of its work to end hunger.

Season of Sharing helps with food crisis, unique challenges in DeSoto: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Jan. 16, 2026

Times were already tight this past year when a persistent eye infection kept Eureka Wiley from being able to go to work. This summer for the first time, Eureka turned to the DeSoto County Food and Resource Center in Arcadia, run by All Faiths Food Bank, for help with food.

HCA Healthcare Foundation gives $25K grant to All Faiths Food Bank: Florida Weekly – Jan. 15, 2026

HCA Florida Healthcare has announced that the HCA Healthcare Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to All Faiths Food Bank to support its mission of providing healthy solutions to end hunger in our community as part of its Community Catalyst Grant Program.

USDA released its annual food security report. It could be the last one: WUSF – Jan. 7, 2026

Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its 30th annual report tracking food security across the country. It could be the last one.