Foundation Awards $100,000 in Emergency Grants in Response to Government Shutdown

Nov 11, 2025News,Press Release

For Immediate ReleaseFoundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg
Contact: Barbara Green
barbara@healthystpete.foundation
(727) 440-7963

 

The funds will be shared by four local organizations providing food and emergency financial assistance to impacted residents

(November 11, 2025, St. Petersburg, Fla.) – In response to financial hardships resulting from the government shutdown and the freezing of SNAP benefits, the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg announced Tuesday it will issue $100,000 in emergency grant aid to four local organizations offering residents food and emergency financial assistance.

The following four organizations will receive general operating grants to help them respond to increased demand locally:

• Zion Human Services, food and emergency financial assistance, $30,000
• Daystar Life Center, food and emergency financial assistance, $30,000
• Metropolitan Ministries, food and emergency financial assistance, $30,000
• Petersburg Free Clinic, food assistance, $10,000

“Many of our funded partners are seeing increased demand from residents, including federal workers, who are struggling to feed their families and stay in their homes,” said Foundation President and CEO Dr. Kanika Tomalin. “In times of crisis, we respond – and so does our local nonprofit community. We’re grateful to support our funded partners working to care for our fellow residents through this difficult period.”

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg’s rapid-response funding underscores its commitment to creating a community in which good health helps all people thrive. When federal resources are delayed or suspended, local nonprofits play a vital role in ensuring families do not face hunger, stress, or instability, which can contribute to poor health outcomes and impact our entire community.

 

About the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg is a private foundation formed in 2013 following the sale of the nonprofit Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. As the steward of an endowment to support health equity in Pinellas County, the Foundation leads, funds, advocates, and partners to create a community in which all people can lead healthy lives. The Foundation advances racially equitable health outcomes by improving the systems and conditions that shape them. It opened its Center for Health Equity in 2019. To learn more, visit https://healthystpete.foundation/

 

 

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