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Oct 26, 2023
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St. Pete opens its first FRESH Pace Healthy Neighborhood Store

St. Petersburg just announced the debut of its newest project to help battle food insecurity in the city’s lower-income neighborhoods.

The city’s first FRESH Pace Healthy Neighborhood Store is located inside Rajax Food Mart and Meat Market at 2327 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. St. S., adjacent to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve and Bartlett Park.

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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.

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St. Pete Free Clinic sees huge demand for free grocery giveaways

Food prices are up 10% in a single year. Gas prices are up 48% since 2021. Energy costs are up 34% and used car prices are up 16%. That’s leading more people in the Tampa Bay area to trim their budgets with many facing food insecurity for the first time in their lives.