Eighty-four percent of the students at Ruskin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced lunches. Yet this Christmas season they, themselves, have learned the lesson of giving. ...more

December 24, 2008

Just three weeks ago, the largest food pantry in Highlands County had breathtakingly low bank balance of $1,000. ...more

December 15, 2008

Chris and Peggy Shoutair are accustomed to large shopping orders. Accompanied by nine of their 11 children Nov. 23 at Publix on Bloomingdale Avenue, the couple quickly collected all the items on a shopping list handed out that morning at Bell Shoals Baptist Church, then delivered the groceries to a 24-foot truck waiting outside the store destined for the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. ...more

December 3, 2008

Tarpon Springs police, through its Cops and Kids Program, and firefighters are coming to the rescue of a growing number of needy local families this holiday season. ...more

November 29, 2008

For the past three weeks, Jesuit High School students have been stockpiling canned and nonperishable goods for an annual food drive, and today school officials announced that 20,000 pounds of food has accrued. ...more

November 26, 2008

After sitting for two games, LW Evgeny Artyukhin returned to the ice Wednesday against the Panthers. But it doesn't mean Artyukhin didn't use the time off to his benefit, other than resting up. ...more

November 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The boxes, filled with Cheerios, Jell-O, Ramen noodles, spaghetti and all manner of canned goods, were carried from the guidance counselor's area at Pine View Middle School out to two large pickups in the parking lot. ...more

November 8, 2008

With more people out of work and more families struggling to make ends meet, The Volunteer Way food bank is straining to keep up with demand. ...more

October 10, 2008

Many West Pasco residents might be nervous about the Wall Street meltdown and government bailout, but at least they still have food on the table. Others are not so fortunate, according to Martha O'Brien, assistant chief executive officer at the Volunteer Way food bank. So the next Kids Against Hunger food drive is expanding this year. ...more

October 8, 2008

For weeks Bill Stock mulled over what he and his wife, Frances, would do for their 65th wedding anniversary. ...more

September 22, 2008