Harry Chapin Food Bank, Southwest Florida’s leading hunger relief organization and the only Feeding America partner in Southwest Florida, is opening three mobile food distribution centers to help individuals and families throughout our community prepare for Hurricane Milton.

The distribution centers will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the following locations:

* Church of the Nazarene Immokalee, 1207 Carson Road in Immokalee

* San Raphael Church, 2514 Lee Blvd. in Lehigh Acres

* Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal, 151 NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral

“We understand that this is a challenging time for our Southwest Florida community, particularly those who struggle with food insecurity on a daily basis,” said Richard LeBer, president and CEO of Harry Chapin Food Bank. “Deploying our mobile food pantries will ensure our neighbors in need have access to healthy food, easing some of their worries as we face this storm together.”

Harry Chapin Food Bank is monitoring Hurricane Milton’s track and is prepared to respond accordingly following the storm. The food bank’s team will work closely with agency partners to assess the greatest needs in impacted areas and will be on the ground distributing food and essential supplies as soon as it is safe to do so.

Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Fulfill Mobile Pantry program directly serves community members in underserved communities, where an individual’s financial resources or access to transportation may make it difficult to access food through traditional grocery stores. Through the mobile pantries, we distribute a variety of fresh produce, canned and dry goods, frozen meat, bread, grains and other food items.

In 2023, the food bank’s mobile pantry program provided more than 8.4 million pounds of food to underserved communities, directly supporting local families, children, and seniors facing hunger.

For more information about Harry Chapin Food Bank, visit harrychapinfoodbank.org.

About Harry Chapin Food Bank

Harry Chapin Food Bank, a Feeding America partner, is the leading hunger-relief organization in Southwest Florida. The food bank rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to children, families and seniors who are hungry through a series of food distribution programs that feed more than a quarter of a million people each month.

Through our food distribution programs, Harry Chapin Food Bank distributed 35.7 million pounds of food, including 8.6 million pounds of fresh produce. This food is the equivalent of 29 million meals distributed to families who are hungry.

Our partnership with Feeding America enables us to amplify our food and distribution efforts and bring in food from various retail and grocery stores, national food producers and distributors, and growers locally, nationally and even internationally.

Harry Chapin Food Bank is proud to be named a Blueprint Partner by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival. Harry Chapin Food Bank is also a United Way partner agency. For more information or to make a gift, please call 239.334.7007 or visit harrychapinfoodbank.org.