Proof that Tampa Bay is a strong, caring community

2021 was an incredible year at Metropolitan Ministries, thanks to you. Each one of these numbers is a person who needed help. One person who was scared, hungry, homeless, or hopeless…until YOU reached out and helped them. You make everything we do possible!

Inspire Hope Initiative 

Alleviate Suffering

• 4,062,622 meals served (48% increase)
• 56,944 nights of safe shelter for children and their parents
• 32,751 families received holiday assistance
  • 18,611 in Hillsborough
  • 7,495 in Pasco
  • 5,983 in Pinellas
• 95,717 families helped through Family Support Centers (32% increase)
• 6,493 emergency motel vouchers provided (64% increase)

Promote Dignity

• 177 adult residents employed
• 336 families benefited from residential housing and programs with 86.7% successful exits
• 2,970 children safe and secure in our programs and benefited from our services (80% increase)
• 355 community-based families strengthened and stabilized through First Hug, a home visitation case management program for at-risk families (a Children’s Board of Hillsborough County program).

Instill self-sufficiency

• 92% of families maintained stable housing
• 92.3% of adults gained employment
• 96.9% of families have not returned to homelessness

Cost Savings

• $8.5 million in savings from donated goods and services.
• 15,658 volunteers gave 133,448 hours of time to help us do our work. This is a savings of $3.8 million. Amazing!