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All Faiths Food Bank seeks volunteers as summer hunger needs grow: ABC7, Sarasota – July 20, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank is asking Suncoast residents to step up this summer and help ensure local children, seniors and families continue to have access to nutritious food.

All Faiths Food Bank needs 800 volunteers this summer: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – June 22, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank is facing a significant volunteer shortage and needs roughly 800 volunteers to cover approximately 12,000 volunteer hours through September for its 60 planned outdoor mobile food distributions.

Boar’s Head gifts two refrigerated vans to All Faiths Food Bank: Observer – July 18, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank, the area’s primary provider of hunger relief for Sarasota and DeSoto counties, had refrigerated vans on its wish list.

Boar’s Head employees raise $100,000 to fund two refrigerated delivery vans for All Faiths Food Bank: Patch – July 16, 2026

Boar’s Head Brand®, a Sarasota-based national leader in premium delicatessen products, announced that its employee-driven “Circle of Friends” giving campaign had raised over $100,000 for All Faiths Food Bank, fully funding two refrigerated cargo vans that will expand the organization’s capacity to deliver fresh food across Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

All Faiths Food Bank receives refrigerated vans from Boar’s Head donation: ABC7, Sarasota – July 15, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank is preparing to put two newly donated refrigerated delivery vans into service, expanding its capacity to distribute food across Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

All Faiths Food Bank poised for hurricane season: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – July 15, 2026

With hurricane season underway, All Faiths Food Bank is prepared to respond to weather-related emergencies across Sarasota and DeSoto counties, ensuring families have access to food, water and critical supplies before, during and after a disaster.

All Faiths Food Bank receives funds to fight hunger: Venice Gondolier – July 4, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank recently received $75,000 from eight organizations in support of its work to end hunger.

All Faiths Food Bank needs 800 volunteers this summer: MSN – June 22, 2026

Florida food banks see surge as costs drive demand higher: Pensacola News Journal – June 22, 2026

Florida residents are turning out in droves throughout the state for help from food banks and other nonprofits as grocery prices and overall living costs continue to climb.

The cost of living: Daily Sun – June 20, 2026

A Southwest Florida family of four with two children must earn more than $104,000 a year to afford basic necessities and childcare, according to a new report from United Way.

Why Florida grocery shoppers are rethinking the food in their cart: Tallahassee Democrat – June 18, 2026

One in three Floridians are cutting back on buying fresh produce because of escalating prices and 70% say their financial situation has worsened because of increased food costs.

All Faiths Food Bank faces volunteer shortage as summer demand surges: ABC7, Sarasota – June 11, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank is facing a volunteer shortage as summer approaches, just as demand for food assistance reaches historic levels.

All Faiths Food Bank seeking summer volunteers: SRQ Magazine – June 10, 2026

As summer approaches and part-time residents leave the state, All Faiths Food Bank is facing a volunteer shortage.

‘Hunger doesn’t take a vacation:’ Food bank needs 800 volunteers now: Venice Gondolier – June 10, 2026

As summer approaches and many part-time residents flee the state and escape the heat, All Faiths Food Bank is facing a significant gap in volunteers.

All Faiths Food Bank seeking summer volunteers: Patch – June 8, 2026

As summer approaches and many part-time residents flee the state and escape the heat, All Faiths Food Bank is facing a significant volunteer shortage.

Behind the story: Samantha Gholar on Margie’s Market in Newtown: Yahoo News – June 7, 2026

The cover of the Herald-Tribune’s May 17 Sunday edition featured a story by staff reporter Samantha Gholar on the opening of Margie’s Market in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood.

Heron Creek Community Foundation presents $19K to All Faiths, tripled by anonymous donor: Daily Sun, North Port – May 23, 2026

The Heron Creek Community Foundation raised and donated $19,320 to All Faiths Food bank, according to nonprofit volunteers.

All Faiths Food Bank provides free summer meals for children: Patch – May 19, 2026

All Faiths Food Bank is once again partnering with the Sarasota and DeSoto County school districts, along with hundreds of community partners, to provide free, nutritious food to children all summer long.

Local food banks expand summer programs as school meal access ends: ABC7, Sarasota – May 19, 2026

Several local organizations are preparing to launch summer food assistance programs next week as students lose access to free and reduced-price meals they rely on during the school year.

Inside the Sarasota pilot market that could chip away at food deserts: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – May 17, 2026

For decades Newtown – Sarasota’s historically Black neighborhood anchored by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way – has existed in the shadow of one of Florida’s wealthiest zip codes without a single full-service grocery store.

GUEST EDITORIAL – Food bank working to meet summer hunger needs: Sarasota Herald-Tribune – May 14, 2026

As schools close for the summer, thousands of local children will lose access to the meals they count on each day. They will lose access at a time when families are already struggling to afford gas, groceries, childcare and housing.

All Faiths Food Bank announces staff promotions across development, HR teams: Patch – May 7, 2026

Building on its commitment to cultivating talent from within, All Faiths Food Bank has announced a new round of staff promotions across its development and human resources teams.

Margie’s Market by All Faiths Food Bank – The Faces of Ending Hunger: Sarasota Magazine – May 5, 2026

Margie’s Market, a new initiative by All Faiths Food Bank that opened in March 2026, is addressing food insecurity in Sarasota’s historic Newtown community.