Just before Christmas, charitable organizations in the Tampa Bay area found themselves struggling to help the struggling. ...more

January 9, 2009 |

Twenty freshmen from Berkeley Preparatory School laid sod, installed edging and picked up trash at Al Lopez Park on Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009 |

Students at Berkeley Preparatory School rolled up their sleeves at Al Lopez park today as part of a day's worth of community service projects. ...more

January 7, 2009 |

items ranging from clothing, appliances, knick-knacks, food baskets, kitchenware, toiletries, etc.? The unwanted list is staggering. ...more

January 6, 2009 |

Susan Mays bought a house more than two years ago and made it a homeless shelter for women and children, relying on faith that it would work out. Her faith is being tested as she tries to hold off foreclosure almost five months after losing her job and the income that helped support the Amen Outreach Ministry Shelter for Women and Children. ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Hundreds of struggling families from across the Bay area came together at Metropolitan Ministries to have a hot meal on Christmas Day. ...more

December 26, 2008 |

Hundreds of struggling families from around the Bay Area came together at Metropolitan Ministries to have a hot meal on this Christmas Day. ...more

December 25, 2008 |

Just the other day my mother was robbed in a grocery store parking lot. ...more

December 24, 2008 |

In keeping with the tradition of being helpful, Boy Scout Troop 22 had a successful food and clothing drive for Metropolitan Ministries. ...more

December 24, 2008 |

A local family foundation will match donations up to $15,000 made on Christmas Eve to The Salvation Army's Red Kettles. ...more

December 23, 2008 |