UWCF’s George W. Jenkins End Hunger Initiative reduces food insecurity for adults and children.
With your help, we can eliminate hunger in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
UWCF funds services that provide healthy foods while simultaneously providing financial education services that help families to find and maintain financial stability.
28,821 families with children live below the “Household Survival Budget” for Polk County residents. These hardworking families do not earn enough money to pay typical rent, utilities or childcare and, even with food stamps, cannot afford to feed their families three meals a day.
In Polk, 95,800 individuals, 15% of the population, are unsure they will have enough food to feed their families three meals a day. 32,470 children in Polk County do not know if food will be available when they are hungry.
3,530 people, or 12.9%, of Hardee County residents live with food insecurity. Over half of them are children.
The Highlands County Food Insecurity Rate is 14,810, or 15%; 4,340 are children.
108,610
individuals do not know where their next meal will come from.
250,000+
visitors are served each year at the 21 healthy food pantries in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
Types of End Hunger services we fund:
- Bi-monthly mobile food pantry drops that feed 200 to 400 families frozen meats, fresh produce and dry goods for a week to supplement nutritional needs between paychecks
- Food deliveries to food pantries
- Mobile markets of nutritious foods at highly discounted prices
How we hold these services accountable:
- Documentation of individuals/families in food insecure areas who received UWCF funded food
- Referrals to additional services
Our Mission
To inspire our community to give, advocate and volunteer by identifying needs and mobilizing vetted resources to create positive, local change.
Our Vision
To unite our community and empower everyone to achieve their full potential.
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Highland City, FL 33846
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Lakeland, FL 33812
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