March of the Mayors Food Drive continues
We are about one week away from the end of the annual March of the Mayors Food Drive. This Coast canned food drive has mayors from across South Mississippi…
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March of the Mayors' packing party
The March of the Mayors Food Drive concluded on March 8 with a packing party! The initiative began several years ago to fight hunger in the Magnolia State. News…
Merit Health Biloxi Hosts Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive to Fight Hunger
BILOXI, MS (March 1, 2024) – Merit Health Biloxi invites community members to join the hospital’s efforts to fight hunger by participating in the second annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive benefiting Back Bay Mission. Peanut butter is a…
10,000-pound food drive at Pentecostal of the Gulf Coast
Hundreds of South Mississippi residents received groceries from a local church while others went home empty handed, however, this isn’t the only food drive happening this month.…
March of the Mayors food drive ends Friday
This Friday is the last day you can donate to this year’s March of the Mayors food drive. Eleven mayors across the Coast have again agreed to participate…
Feed the Needy opening registration for Christmas applications
Harrison County law enforcement agencies have banded together to deliver 1500 meals on Thanksgiving. With the holiday now just three days away, they're already looking ahead to Christmas! Applications for the Christmas…
Lyman Senior Center helps restock Back Bay Mission's pantry through food drive
A local food drive’s mission is to restock the almost empty pantry at Back Bay Mission. The director of the Lyman Senior Center Al Jones went to Back Bay Mission…
Back Bay Mission and Planet Fitness team up to host food drive along the Coast
To help combat growing prices along the Coast, nonprofit organization Back Bay Mission is hosting a food drive in partnership with…
Lyman Senior Center hosting food drive for less fortunate
The Lyman Senior Center is striving to make a difference. The center is asking people of Harrison County to donate to their local food drive. The food…
March of the Mayors: Collecting food for Extra Table
The March of the Mayors is officially underway. The mayors of 11 cities across South Mississippi are once again helping Extra Table with a massive food drive. Here to tell us more…
Local organization comes together to serve the community
The Gulf Coast Healthy Families, Mothers and Babies Initiative gathered this weekend to feed the hungry one grocery bag at a time. The organization held a food distribution…
Gulfport School District collected peanut butter for the March of Mayors Food Drive
The Gulfport School District collected over two tons of peanut butter for the March of the Mayors Food Drive. Over the last month, Gulfport High School participated in a district wide food drive helping contribute to March…
Feeding the Gulf Coast and Southeastern Grocers Hosting Food Distribution to Provide for Families in Need this Thanksgiving
Biloxi, MS (November 12, 2020) – In partnership with Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie stores, Feeding the Gulf Coast is hosting a drive-thru food distribution for 500 families and individuals on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, as part of the…
Volunteers distribute 550 bags and boxes of food to Gulfport community over the weekend
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The Gulfport community banned together Saturday morning to bring food to hundreds of people in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Community members began arriving for the 9:45 a.m. food drive as early as 6 a.m.…
Feeding the Gulf Coast provides food to local families
Community members came together Saturday morning as volunteers to provide those who need food during this time with critical resources. Feeding the Gulf Coast teamed up with Mississippi Public Health Institute and other local organizations to feed community members in…
Bayou View Middle School Food Drive
One Gulfport middle school is doing their best to give the less fortunate a Thanksgiving to remember. Students at Bayou View Middle School have collected more than 1,000 non-perishable food items to be donated to Feed my Sheep ahead of…
Mobile Food Drive to give back to the Community
Winn-Dixie employees and volunteers dedicated their time Saturday to give back to the community. Feeding the Gulf Coast and Winn-Dixie teamed up to host a mobile food drive at First Baptist Church in Gulfport in recognition of ‘Hunger Action Month.’…
Walking on Water Bridge Walk
It’s an effort to bridge the gap to hunger. Coast Young Professionals is hosting their 12th annual “Walking on Water Bridge Walk and Food Drive” next weekend. The bridge walk takes place Saturday, August 24th from 8 a.m. to 10…
Backpack Buddies food drive
A South Mississippi business is hoping to give back just in time for school to start. Petro Chevrolet in Pascagoula is partnering with Backpack Buddies to hold a food drive at the dealership. The car dealer is hoping to fill…
Local sixth grader starts food drive
The recent government shutdown prompted one local student to take action. Na’Sir Goodwin, a sixth grader at D’Iberville Middle School, started a nonperishable food drive. He wanted to help out so he wrote a letter to his school’s principal asking…
Lizana Elementary students provide Thanksgiving meals
With the holidays right around the corner, a local elementary school wants to make sure everyone has a Thanksgiving meal. Students at Lizana Elementary School are having their seventh annual food drive. Each grade is competing to see who can…
Annual GCAR fall food drive
A group of real estate agents from across the Coast are taking the day off from getting people into homes and teaming up to give those in need a warm meal. As part of the National Realtor Day of Service,…
Feed the Needy
Public safety agencies all along the Gulf Coast prepare for this year’s “Feed the Needy” food drive. The program is designed to deliver hot meals to the homes of those less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day. “Feed the Needy” continues to…
Shaggy’s Food Drive
Shaggy’s in the Pass teamed up with the fire department to help feed those in need this Thanksgiving. The restaurant’s annual food drive started on November 1st. In less than one month, the company collected 10,000 items. The Pass location…