Thank you for your interest in partnering with Feeding Tampa Bay to help serve our community!
We are proud to work with over 400 community partners across our 10-county region.
Please check out our key partner traits + eligibility criteria below. If your organization meets these criteria, complete the interest form below for our team to review. We highly encourage local organizations to team up and support existing partners already doing great work in your area! You can find them by checking out our Find Food Page.
Please note: To make the best long-term impact possible, we are currently unable to accommodate one-time requests for food.
Criteria:
We Look For Prospective Partners Who Have These Key Traits:
- Distribute in a manner consistent with Feeding Tampa Bay’s strategic plan, emphasizing neighbor experience and choice distributions .
- Distribute a minimum of weekly, at times convenient to neighbors (i.e. evenings and
- weekends).
- Offer additional services to neighbors beyond food (i.e. SNAP assistance, Health Nutrition, Financial Assistance, Education Classes, etc.) .
- Have capacity for perishable storage and pick up (i.e. large refrigerators/freezers, box trucks, etc.).
- Provide services in an area where Feeding Tampa Bay has a gap in services and where there is program availability.
- Feeding Tampa Bay is interested in expanding our network specifically in Eastern Polk, Eastern Manatee, Hardee, and Sumter Counties
- Have operated for a minimum of 6 months.
- Demonstrate the ability and willingness to meet food safety compliance requirements.
The Official Nitty-Gritty (Eligibility Requirements) for all Partners
- Be located within our service area.
- The agency must be incorporated for the purpose of serving the needy, ill, and/or children.
- The agency must have a 501(c)(3) and a FL State Tax Exempt Certificate.
- The agency must acquire and maintain a minimum of two volunteers/team members who have active food safety certification.
- Operate in a facility that has quarterly pest control provided by a licensed pest control company.
- Comply with health and sanitation standards in accordance with the Department of Health.
- The agency must not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious beliefs, age, handicaps, national origin, sex or sexual orientation, political affiliation, or veteran’s status.
- The agency must not sell food, charge clients for meals, or solicit contributions from clients. Nor may it use food obtained from FTB in exchange for other goods or services.The agency must not require attendance to religious services or religious proselytizing in order for a client to receive food.
- Operating budget to be able to sustain their pantry and membership fees associated with being a partner of Feeding Tampa Bay. The agency can expect some of the following expenses: annual membership fee, staffing, transportation, professional pest control, photocopying of forms, cleaning supplies, thermometers, cooling blankets and storage containers.
- Willingness to utilize Vivery or any other services Feeding Tampa Bay uses to advertise network services.
- Willingness to utilize FTB’s data system to collect neighbor data & provide monthly data reports on program impact.
- Share the values of Feeding Tampa Bay in treating all with dignity and respect.
Submission doesn’t guarantee partnership, but we are grateful for your interest. The Feeding Tampa Bay Team will review your interest form and follow up as needed. Thank you for your understanding and support, and we look forward to the possibility of working together soon!
Prospective School Pantry Partner
Thank you for reaching out in regards to partnering with Feeding Tampa Bay and our school pantry program, Feeding Minds.
We look at a couple of different things when making the decision to onboard a new school partner, including taking into account our agency network, meals gaps, funding, and school’s willingness to partner, as well as the school district. It’s always a big help to have this information for when opportunities present themselves to launch a new pantry partner!
To help us learn more about your school, please fill out our Programs Partnership Interest form found at the button below.
Submission doesn’t guarantee partnership, but we are grateful for your interest. The Feeding Tampa Bay Team will review your interest form and follow up as needed. Thank you for your understanding and support, and we look forward to the possibility of working together soon!
