Proof that Tampa Bay is a strong, caring community

Fiscal year 2025 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!


Alleviate Suffering

  • 2,630,694 meals served 
  • 157,084 nights of safe shelter for children and their parents
  • 34,277 families received holiday assistance
  • 14,244 families helped through Family Support Centers

Promote Dignity

  • 349 adults that obtained jobs 
  • 394 families benefited from residential housing and programs 
  • 73,765 children safe and secure in our programs and benefited from our services 

Instill self-sufficiency

  • 94% of families have not returned to homelessness at 18 months

Cost Savings

  • $12.1 million in savings from donated goods and services
  • 20,000 volunteers gave 156,000 hours of time to help us do our work. This is a savings of $5.1 million.


2025 Annual Report

100% Accountability 

Click here to check out our Accountability page.