Food Bank Needs Volunteers In St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Florida Dream Center's food bank in St. Petersburg needs volunteers.

Its mobile food bank operates six days a week, and provides food to Pinellas County's smaller food banks, assisted living facilities and churches. The Dream Center is 90 percent volunteer-based. Volunteer slots needing to be filled are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will help unload food truck and sort food. Volunteers are also needed on Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Volunteers will be asked to pack food boxes for the organization's Adopt a Block sites.

“We are only able to offer food that we receive through donations," Melody Bacon Bunch, food bank director of Florida Dream Center, said. "As a previous restaurant manager, it is a passion of mine to offer the best possible experience to those receiving our food. We have a good team that assists with sorting and going through the food to ensure the quality is great, we are always looking for more volunteers that may be interested in assisting us with the food donations."

If you are interested in joining their volunteer team, contact Dawn for additional information: Dawn@FloridaDreamCenter.org

Florida Dream Center, 4017 56th Ave. N. is a non-profit assisting those who are low-income or not currently at a level of self-sufficiency.

If you would like to donate directly to Florida Dream Center, visit their Charity GoFundMe campaign. Large food donations can be arranged by contacting Melody via Food@FloridaDreamCenter.org.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2021, more than 42 million Americans won't have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations.* Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.

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