Tampa Bay Harvest, Inc ("TBH") is an all -volunteer 501(c)(3) charitable
organization operating in West Central Florida including Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. We function as a food recovery and gleaning organization.
Over 500 TBH volunteers pick up leftover, sale dated and excess food items from local supermarkets, hospitals, schools, restaurants, as well as other food
related businesses, delivering the rescued food to one of the more than 200 local area charities served by TBH who, in turn, feed the hungry.
Since being formed in 1989 TBH volunteers have delivered over 54,000,000 pounds of food to the local charities that serve the needy citizens of our
community. That's high quality food that restaurants, fast food establishments, hospitals, schools, hotels, and caterers would have thrown away that was
cycled back into the Tampa Bay area social service community thanks to the efforts of TBH volunteers.
By recycling this food and using the same to feed the needy of the Tampa Bay area, TBH volunteers enable local charities to expand their services despite
already stretched budgets. Applying a conservative value of $1.50 per pound to the donated food means that since 1989 TBH volunteers have enabled local
charities to use approximately $81,000,000 for other services. Services such as continuing education, job training, day care and medical care, rather than
using these funds to feed their agencies clientele.
To meet its operating requirements, TBH maintains only one paid position, a full-time General Manager. All other positions including its Board of Directors
are filled by volunteers who use their homes, offices and private vehicles to complete their volunteer functions. All operating needs, such as the General
Manager's position, postage, photocopies, telephone costs, etc. are all fulfilled by donations from the community.
Join us in our war against hunger in the Tampa Bay area. All it takes is approximately one hour a week of your time. If you are interested go to the "
Volunteers " section.
Contact us at: Voice Mail 727-538-7777 Line 1
E-mail
info@tampabayharvest.org
U.S. Mail: Tampa Bay Harvest, 612 Princeton Street, Brandon, Florida 33511