Metropolitan Ministries says there will be children without anything under the tree this year if donations to the group don't increase quickly. ...more

December 20, 2008

Some 200 families walked away from Metropolitan Ministries on Tuesday empty-handed and hungry. ...more

December 19, 2008

America's Second Harvest Purpose: Serves as a distribution point for food banks in 10-county area. A typical November brings in 650,000 pounds of food. This November there were 600,000 pounds of food. ...more

December 19, 2008

Today ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI: An all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at Griffin Park Community Club, 9100 Flint St. (near State Road 52), New Port Richey. Cost is $4.50. For information, call (727) 862-6756. ...more

December 19, 2008

A day after The Salvation Army turned to the community for 500 turkeys, the agency received enough birds and donations to feed its 5,300 families and then some. ...more

December 17, 2008

A day after The Salvation Army turned to the community for 500 turkeys, the agency received enough birds and donations to feed its 5,300 families and then some. ...more

December 16, 2008

The first of thousands of needy families began picking up meals and toys today at Metropolitan Ministries' annual Holiday Center. ...more

December 13, 2008

Everyone is aware of the Salvation Army's "Toys for Tots" campaign, which supplies toys to younger children each year, but what about teenagers? ...more

December 13, 2008

BETWEEN the LINES ...more

December 11, 2008

Provided she gets enough volunteers, Kristin Taylor and others with THORN Ministries are planning an effort similar to their Thanksgiving dinner for the poor on Christmas Day. ...more

December 10, 2008