The Naples Botanical Garden is serving as a Brighter Bites distribution site until August 6. 850 boxes of produce will be served weekly. The Fort Myers News-Press published an article on July 15.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Available in Naples, FL
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Houston Chronicle Interviews Houston YMCA CEO About Brighter Bites Partnership
The Houston Chronicle published a piece about the Brighter Bites and YMCA partnership in Houston. Brighter Bites has been distributing fresh produce to families in need there for the past several weeks. Read more about this collaboration in the Houston Chronicle
Brighter Bites Continues to Partner with Houston YMCAs
Patch.com in Houston covered the Brighter Bites/Houston YMCA collaborations. The article listed distribution sites and hours, as well as providing a link with real time schedule changes.
Brighter Bites Receives $30K Grant from Robin Hood To Provide Fresh Food
QNS.com, a Queens, NY based news website, wrote about Robin Hood’s $30K grant to support Brighter Bites’ NYC operations. The grant allowed 2,000 Brighter Bites families to continue to receive fresh produce during the month of June.
Brighter Bites Distributes Produce Through USDA Program
Brighter Bites has partnered with a fleet of produce suppliers to ensure that 25,000 families continue to receive 20-25 lbs of produce every week. The partnership was established on behalf of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. To read the full article, visit And Now U Know.
Wine for a Cause Raises Over $100K for Additional Produce Distributions
Brighter Bites and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) hosted a very successful virtual fundraiser, Wine for a Cause, over Memorial Day weekend, with all proceeds going to support produce distribution efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. To read the article in full, visit this Perishable News piece.
Brighter Bites/Hardie’s Distribute Produce During COVID-19 Crisis
Brighter Bites and Hardie’s Fresh Foods partnered to distribute produce during the height of COVID-19. Read more about this collaboration in the produce publication, And Now U Know.
KPRC: Yard Signs Supporting Brighter Bites Continue to Sell
The Houston mom who created these Yardpeeps signs talks to KPRC Houston about supporting essential workers. The sign proceeds will benefit Brighter Bites. For the full piece visit KPRC Houston.
Brighter Bites Gives Smiles, Healthy Food in Immokalee, FL
The Brighter Bites staff distributed healthy food to families in need at the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County’s Immokalee, FL location last week. This program is part of a partnership with the Harry Chapin Food Bank and Lipman Family Farms. For the full article visit the Fort Myers Florida Weekly.
YMCA Austin to Give Out Free Produce Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
YMCA events in Austin are the result of a partnership with Brighter Bites and DiMare Fresh. The program is part of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program and will ensure families in Austin continue to receive fresh food during COVID-19. Read more from KVUE-ABC Austin.