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St. Pete Free Clinic expands Hearty Homes program

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The St. Petersburg Free Clinic has received a $20,000 grant from Clearwater-based Senior Citizens Services to expand its Hearty Homes program, which provides food to senior citizens in south and mid-Pinellas County. The grant will double the Free Clinic’s ability to provide nutritious food to senior citizens. The Free Clinic expects to provide food assistance to more than 200 senior citizens. “Unfortunately, many seniors are forced to choose which essential item — medication, housing, utilities or food — doesn’t fit in this month’s budget. Often, food is sacrificed to pay for…

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St. Petersburg Free Clinic buys Lealman building to expand food bank

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Bonnie Hechtkopf has searched for a way to honor her husband, Jared, ever since he died 15 years ago. She thinks she’s found it. Hechtkopf donated enough money to the St. Petersburg Free Clinic to buy a warehouse, rehab and renovate it to be used as a food bank that will provide food to more than 60,000 hungry people each month. It will be named the Jared S. Hechtkopf Community Food Bank. “This is perfect,” Hechtkopf said. “I wanted something…

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