Our Mission

Dear Friends of the St. Joseph Food Pantry,

Many thanks to all of you who have donated to the St. Joseph Food Pantry in 2022. Your donations of thousands of pounds of food and many thousands of dollars in financial funds are greatly appreciated.

This, plus the support received from other community organizations, as well as food from Feeding Tampa Bay, have helped keep the approximately $22,000 per month costs to run the Food Pantry from being significantly higher especially during these inflationary times.

The St. Joseph Food Pantry is still the largest Food Pantry in Manatee County. Any eligible Manatee County resident is welcome to sign up and receive food once a month.

With your help, the St. Joseph Food Pantry was able to provide groceries, meat, toiletries, blankets, and calendars, to the families who made just over 18,000 visits to the Food Pantry.

Those families included over 60,000 individuals with 19,600 being children.

The Thanksgiving Turkey Event on November 21st and 22nd provided 685 turkeys and fixings to Food Pantry client households.

To continue operating, the Food Pantry relies on a totally volunteer staff and the generosity of our donors. We are deeply grateful to the faithful at St. Joseph Church and in Manatee County and around the United States for your continued support, encouragement and prayers.

Our blessings and prayers to you all in 2023.

The St. Joseph Food Pantry Advisory Board