‘Tis the season! Eating, gifting and giving back – in whichever order you so choose.

Bank of America announced Wednesday that the University Area Community Development Corp. and St. Pete Free Clinic have been named as 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders awardees for their work in the community to remove economic barriers and advance economic opportunity.

City officials have identified 17 priority areas that lack access to healthy food. Those neighborhoods, primarily in South St. Petersburg, have more convenience stores than all other food resources combined.