MEALS OF HOPE TAKES A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ENDING HUNGER BY FEEDING PEOPLE THROUGH ITS MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES, MEAL PACKING EVENTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM. IN 2023, WE CONSISTENTLY SERVED UP TO 4,000 FAMILIES PER WEEK COLLECTIVELY THROUGH OUR 15 MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES IN COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES; 40,000 OF OUR VOLUNTEERS PACKED MORE THAN 13.3 MILLION FORTIFIED MEALS AND DONATED THEM TO LOCAL FEEDING AMERICA FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE U.S. FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND PROVIDED OVER 81,000 PACKS OF EMERGENCY WEEKEND FOOD TO AT-RICK STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A THREE-COUNTY RADIUS.
