Giving that Grows
Stanley Plaga began giving to St. Petersburg Free Clinic over 20 years ago. The Free Clinic only started keeping records in 1989, so we don’t know when his first gift was, but he gave moderately and rarely restricted his...
Three Donors and a Truck
The Free Clinic purchased a 26’ Hino Refrigerated Toyota Truck with the generous support of Bonnie Hechtkopf, the Margaret Ewell Dickins Foundation and Jamie and Jane Egasti. The truck will expand the capacity of food donated to the Free...
Women Helping Women
Every year, Isla Del Sol Yacht and Country Club hosts its annual Play for Hunger charity event to help raise funds for the St. Petersburg Free Clinic and Daystar Life Center. In 2016, the GirlFriends, a women’s organization within...
Lives Changed: Dawson Family
The Dawson family never expected to be clients of the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Both parents had stable jobs, they lived in a nice apartment in a good neighborhood, their three kids took part in regular activities, and they...
Making a difference in Pinellas County
Generous gifts and dedicated volunteers made it possible for the Free Clinic to help local individuals and families who needed assistance with food, shelter and health care. Nearly 80 percent of funds to the Free Clinic comes from private...
Client Choice better serves hungry people in our community
Over the past year, the Free Clinic continued to expand the food assistance services provided to our hungry neighbors. The We Help Services food bank was renovated into the Client Choice Pantry. The Client Choice pantry allow clients to...
Free prescription medications available through assistance program
Last year the Free Clinic’s Prescription Drug Assistance Program provided prescription medicines worth more than $3.6 million in retail value to our Health Center clients. Without this assistance, clients would not be able to afford the much-needed medications to...
New Men’s Residence creates path to independent living
In May 2018, the Free Clinic opened its new Men’s Residence, which provides a safe, supportive and transitional shelter to single, homeless men working toward independent living. The facility serves 28 men who live in seven two-bedroom apartments, with...
2018 Year In Review
It’s been a remarkable year for St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Supporters like you were generous in their support of our programs. Over the past year, the Free Clinic has distributed food to more than 55,000 people in our community,...
Helping Local Federal Employees
The government shutdown is impacting the lives of many federal workers in the Tampa Bay area who are not getting paid. For many this means they are struggling to afford basic needs like food and hygiene items. Here’s how...
Gifts Provide Hope
In the holiday spirit of giving, a local company provided gifts to those in need of hope at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s Men’s and Family Residences. The local Southeast Giving Council of Nestor Sales, national tool and equipment...
Healthy and Hopeful
The Free Clinic’s Health Center provides free primary health care for low-income, uninsured adults in Pinellas County who have little means to receive adequate health care. The Health Center provides more than 9,000 basic health and wellness services –...
Holiday Wish List
As you’re shopping for friends and family this holiday season, consider giving a gift that will inspire hope. Shop for items from our holiday wishlist below, which includes requests from our eight programs. You can also send items directly...
Lives Changed: Kristi
Kristi has always been a runner. She liked the physical and mental health benefits of the sport, and used it as a way to process her emotions. Over time, her healthy habit diminished as she was abused and became...
Cheers to a New Partnership
A local brewer has found a way to turn trash to treasure. St. Petersburg-based 3 Daughters Brewing is selling a brewing byproduct – spent grain – to farmers and donating the proceeds to St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s food assistance...
Inspired to Give: David Glynn
David Glynn was a resident of St. Petersburg but summered in Bennington, NH. He actually was an author on the history of Bennington and one of the first charter members of the town’s historical society. David grew up in...
Inspired to Give: The Gregs
Greg Best and Gregg Poole were first introduced to St. Petersburg Free Clinic by their neighbors, one of whom is a former Free Clinic Board member. Greg and Gregg, or “The Gregs”, as they are called by the name...
Lives Changed: Maxine
Maxine has lived in St. Petersburg for decades, raising her family and working as a nurse. She has always loved living in St. Petersburg, but once the children moved out she was ready to begin traveling with her husband....
St. Pete Free Clinic Response to Hurricanes
The St. Petersburg Free Clinic is accustomed to addressing the immediate and long-term needs of our community when impacted by natural disasters. In 2017, Hurricane Irma swept through the Tampa Bay area leaving many of our neighbors without power,...
New Health Center
WE HAVE MOVED! The Free Clinic Health Center is moving to provide additional medical services to uninsured residents in St. Petersburg. The new location will offer high-quality care, improved patient experience and expanded medical services. NEW ADDRESS (effective June...
New Health Center Coming Soon
St. Petersburg Free Clinic purchases building to expand Health Center Additional medical services will be available to low-income, uninsured residents in Pinellas County St. Petersburg Free Clinic has acquired a new location for its Health Center, which provides free...
Inspired to Give: Everyone is Someone’s Child
“Everyone is someone else’s child,” Christina says with tears in her eyes, “having a child makes me look at the world differently.” She teaches her 3-year-old son that not everyone got to eat today; or during a heavy rainstorm...
Inspired to Give: Power of Community
It started with a simple plea on social media “Help! I was just at the St. Pete Free Clinic and took at peek at their toilet pantry. They rely almost exclusively on donations of soaps, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet paper,...
Florida Blue Foundation grant launches St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s new dentures program
A grant from the Florida Blue Foundation is helping St. Petersburg Free Clinic provide dentures to low-income, uninsured and underserved adults in Pinellas County. The new program, which launches in May, meets a growing need in the community for...
St. Petersburg Free Clinic purchases building to expand Food Bank
To keep up with the demand for food assistance, St. Petersburg Free Clinic has acquired a new location for its growing food bank, which provides food to more than 60,000 people in south and mid-Pinellas County each month. With...
Inspired to Give: It Doesn’t Have to be Big; Just Do Something
“It doesn’t have to be big – just get out there and do something.” These are words of advice from longtime donor and volunteer Donna Schonbrun. At age 62, Donna retired and knew she wanted to give back to...
Inspired to Give: Learn, Earn, Return
“Learn, Earn, Return” are words that Al May lives by. Growing up in St. Petersburg, Al has a strong affinity for the community and seeks to give back in a meaningful way. Now in the third step in that...
Inspired to Give: Returning Hope
When the pain became just too much, Michele finally called St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s Health Center. Though she was without health insurance, she had delayed calling because she worried she would be taking services away from someone else, “I’m...
Inspired to Give: Small Gifts, Big Impact
Perry Huntington was seeking to give back to the community. When she and her husband, Greg, moved to Florida, Perry had a unique connection that caused her to seek out homeless shelters in St. Petersburg. Her research led her...