Since Food for Thought Outreach introduced the Corporate Sponsorship Program, the Buccaneer Pirate and Southern Start Dolphin Cruises have been a long-standing partner to our organization.  We would like to take the time to thank these local business that have stood by and supported Food For Thought Outreach both through volunteering and through their generous donations.  We are thankful to have local businesses that take the time to give back to their community.  

During summer break, the average student in our program can miss 110 meals.  The Food For Thought summer service program will provide food for 600 families, providing them each with a month worth of food, three times (food for three months in total).  By becoming a corporate summer program sponsor, you will empower children to be well-fed to enjoy their summer break!

We are truly appreciative of all of the corporate sponsors that give to Food For Thought Outreach.  If your business is interested in becoming a corporate sponsor, you can find out more information at: fftfl.org.

On average, teachers pay, out of their OWN pocket, $60 a month to provide food for kids in their classrooms.

After our founder, Tiffanie Nelson, experienced first hand a school nurse unable to comfort an elementary student due to hunger, Tiffanie saw another need that could be met by Food For Thought: provide snacks to school staff to hand out to kids to help bridge the hunger gap in the classroom.

Food For Thought Fun Fact: 245K Snacks are provided throughout the school year!

Since 2012, Food For Thought Outreach has been providing 47K snacks per month to schools in Okaloosa and Walton counties.  This has been a resource for teachers and school staff to help kids who may come to school hungry and are unable to concentrate, as well as lesson the burden on the teachers.  

Donations that are made to Food For Thought not only support the weekly Backpack Program, but also support teachers to bridge the hunger gap at school through the Snack Program.

To learn more, please contact us: support@fftfl.org

To Donate, click HERE

We are very excited and proud for Food For Thought Outreach to be a beneficiary of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Chi Chi Miguel Weekend! This fun-filled event is just a few weeks away, occurring the weekend of April 4-6.  

The weekend will include the Wine Walk About, Wine and Dine, a Golf Tournament, a Sip-N-Shop Event, and the Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ. 

During the event, two students who participate in the Emeril Lagasse Foundation Full Circle kitchen will be teaming up two students from the Seaside School culinary program to make and serve food to event guests. This will be a great showcase of what students are learning in the Full Circle Kitchen!

We, feel very fortunate that Food For Thought is able to be a part of this benefit along side the many other non-profits. If you are interested in attending all or part of this weekend fundraising event, you can learn more information HERE and purchase tickets HERE.

Thank you, Bay Baits for sponsoring our Christmas 2018 program! With Bay Baits generous support, Food for Thought Outreach was able to provide service to 600 families in need in our area.  Did you know, that over the Christmas school break food insecure kids miss an average of 20 meals? We are thankful for Bay Baits enabling us to help bridge this hunger gap over the holidays! 

In addition to bridging the food gap over the holidays, there is also a need to bridge this food gap and keep kids nourished over the summer break. During summer break, the average student in our program can miss 110 meals.  The Food For Thought summer service program will provide food for 600 families, providing them each with a month worth of food, three times (food for three months in total).  By becoming a Summer program sponsor, you will empower children to be well-fed to enjoy their summer break!

Found out more information HERE on our Corporate Sponsorship for the summer program, or contact us today: support@fftfl.org

We can hardly believe that it has been two years already since the Emeril Lagasse Full Circle Kitchen opened! This month, marks two years of giving kids the opportunity to learn to the invaluable life skill of learning their way around the kitchen, and of course how to prepare and cook food! 

Food For Thought Fun Fact: The Emeril Lagasse Full Circle Kitchen is used THREE times a week and serves as a kitchen classroom for kids as far as Pensacola!

We have enjoyed watching the kids learn and have fun while cooking in the Full Circle Kitchen, as well as watching our volunteers and local chefs have a great time teaching and dining with the kids.

If you enjoy cooking or are looking for an interactive way to give back to kids in need in our community, contact us today to learn more about how you can help in our Emeril Lagasse Full Circle Kitchen!

Contact us at: support@fftfl.org

We also are very appreciative for the support of the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to our Full Circle Kitchen!