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Feb 14, 2024
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Local philanthropists issue $1M matching donation challenge for St. Pete Free Clinic

A pair of local philanthropists have made a transformative gift to help locals in need – and now they’re challenging fellow St. Petians to do the same. Today, the St. Petersburg Free Clinic announced the Burgess-Hess million-dollar gift and challenge, as Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess committed $1 million to support the important work of SPFC.

St. Pete Free Clinic: Serve People. Feed Compassion.

In 1970, the St. Pete Free Clinic (SPFC) was founded as a free medical clinic. Over the years, services expanded as SPFC developed additional initiatives to help families and individuals in need.

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Shifting Services for our Neighbors in Need

Food banks have always played an important role in our communities, albeit often behind the scenes. That all changed with COVID-19, which highlighted the magnitude of food insecurity across our country and in our own backyard.