33,261 Families in Need in Tampa Bay

Families are struggling to put food on the table this Thanksgiving. You can help.

In the Tampa Bay area, approximately 33,261 families are living below the poverty line. This Thanksgiving, their most dire need is FOOD.

Keep scrolling to learn about a simple, yet incredible thing you can do to change the lives of one of these families in desperate need.

Times are tough for families

Bills are due

Families living on the edge are often just one paycheck away from the streets. That’s why losing a job could mean total disaster.

Millions throughout the developing world are trapped in a cycle of poverty, living in rural villages and urban slums. To them, poverty is a fact of life, the definition of how things will be until they die. They have little to no hope for the future.

Finances are tight

When every dollar matters, parents face tough decisions. Should I pay for rent or food? Should I skip this meal so my kids can eat?

Millions throughout the developing world are trapped in a cycle of poverty, living in rural villages and urban slums. To them, poverty is a fact of life, the definition of how things will be until they die. They have little to no hope for the future.

During the holidays, not having anything to put on the table and knowing your kids are going hungry is especially painful.

Millions throughout the developing world are trapped in a cycle of poverty, living in rural villages and urban slums. To them, poverty is a fact of life, the definition of how things will be until they die. They have little to no hope for the future.

Food is expensive

Food costs are rising and growing kids need to eat. But what if there isn’t enough money to buy food and the cupboards are empty?

Millions throughout the developing world are trapped in a cycle of poverty, living in rural villages and urban slums. To them, poverty is a fact of life, the definition of how things will be until they die. They have little to no hope for the future.

Give a Thanksgiving Meal for only $1.96!

Your gift to provide meals will share HOPE with families when they need it most.

GIVE MEALS NOW

A message from Tim Marks

As President of Metropolitan Ministries, I have the privilege of seeing lives transformed, often through just one meal.

For hurting families in the Tampa Bay area who come to Metro as a last resort, that meal or box of food means life. And hope.

That’s never more true than at Thanksgiving and throughout the holidays. Metropolitan Ministries is now approaching 50 years of serving hurting and hungry people with love and compassion across Tampa Bay.

This Thanksgiving, we're on a mission to help 33,261 families in the most poverty-stricken ZIP codes in the Tampa Bay area. The NEED is massive this year. It's going to take 30 semi trucks filled with ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD to be able to feed these local hungry families.

It’s a HUGE goal that will need a HUGE response. Can I count on your help today?

“I believe in life change. We are here for the critical times in an individual’s life and we stand in the gap to alleviate their suffering and lead them to becoming self-sufficient.”

— Tim Marks

Your gift of Thanksgiving meals today will

Curb hunger

When a person is hungry, they often can’t think of anything else but the gnawing pain in their belly.

Spread hope

Satisfying someone’s hunger helps them focus on other things, like taking steps to rebuild their life.

Love neighbors

Ultimately, your support not only helps people make a new start, it helps restore them as productive members of our community!

NEED: ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD

Please give today to provide meals and hope for 33,261 families in need this Thanksgiving. 100% of your online gift will be used to directly help local Tampa Bay families.