We are grateful to Outpost for providing critical funding for our programs, including our backpack and in-school snack programs, as well as summer and holiday food services. Support from companies like Outpost is integral in upholding our mission and in meeting our community needs and organizations's goals. 

Outpost is a beach-inspired concept shop located at 30Avenue. Shop for clothing, accessories, home goods and furnishings while enjoying a drink and lite bite in our cozy cafe and wine bar.

A dedicated partner since FFT began, Walmart presented us with a check for $50,000 from The Walmart Foundation's State Giving Program. This generous donation will support our growth in the backpack program in the new school year as we prepare to grow our enrollment by 50% and add 6 new schools to our program. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have committed to provide four billion meals between 2015 and 2020 to people in need. Walmart aims to reach this goal through grants to charitable organizations and hunger-relief programs, as well as through food donations from Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs and distribution centers. We are so grateful for the continued support from devoted partners in our community, like Walmart, who is helping us to set and achieve higher goals each year.

We'd like to extend a big thank you to our longtime partners, the Rotary Club of Destin, for their generous donation of $5,000! These funds will go towards our programs to help fight child hunger. Such partnerships allow us to meet and expand our goals, and we are very grateful. 

In May 2017, The St. Joe Community Foundation awarded $20,000 to us to assist with backpack funding for the 2017-2018 school year for DeFuniak Springs area students of Walton County. The demand in Defuniak Springs has been growing with over 1,250 students in 7 schools in that area alone over the past 3 years. This donation from the St. Joe Community Foundation will help serve these schools specifically by providing them with backpacks filled with healthy food this upcoming school year. We are so grateful to receive this generous donation, which will be a huge help to fulfill the increasing number of backpacks needed during the 2017-2018 school year. 

It was another great year with the Chi Chi Miguel event in partnership with the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, which raised $900,000 for Gulf Coast Charities! We are proud to be part of this event for the past five years! Thank you to all of the guests, sponsors, chefs and winemakers who helped make this event possible #Emerilorg #EmerilChiChi17