LAND O' LAKES - Music, dancing, games and Santa on a Harley will highlight the Heritage Park Foundation's Second Traditions on the Green, a free community holiday celebration today at the Land O' Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd. ...more

December 12, 2009

Members of the Plant High hockey team recently spent a few hours at Metropolitan Ministries, helping meet the needs of the community for Thanksgiving as part of an ongoing service project. ...more

December 9, 2009

The holiday season is under way with numerous holiday-themed events, open to the public and benefiting local charities. They include: ...more

December 2, 2009

Tampa General Hospital employees' generosity was on display recently as hundreds of boxes and cans of food filled a room on the hospital's first floor. ...more

December 2, 2009

Two area charities need people's help so they can help the needy in the community during the holidays. ...more

November 25, 2009

The economy is giving local charities a double dose of bad news this holiday season. Charity leaders say more people are seeking help with fewer people able to make donations. ...more

November 24, 2009

Metropolitan Ministries will begin distributing the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner to the area's needy families Monday. ...more

November 21, 2009

More households across the country last year lacked enough money for food than any year since the federal government began tracking statistics in 1995. In 2008, 17 million, or nearly 15 percent of the nation's roughly 118 million households could not afford adequate food, a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. ...more

November 17, 2009

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November 16, 2009

Hillsborough County's Head Start and Early Head Start got a jolt of federal stimulus money with a whopping $11.7 million grant over two years. ...more

October 23, 2009