FOX 13 and Metropolitan Ministries team up for '$13 for 13'
More and more people need help feeding their families in the wake of massive furloughs and layoffs due to COVID-19.
Join the first virtual March for Babies
You can still help the March of Dimes March for Babies while social distancing.
FOX 13 teams up with Metropolitan Ministries for donation drives
Metropolitan Ministries needs your help to provide for thousands of struggling families this holiday season.
Spirit of the Season: Featured charities
This season, we're focusing on a wide variety of Tampa Bay area charities that make a difference in our community. Here's where you can learn more about each charity and how you can help.
How to help families in need this holiday season on 'Giving Tuesday'
Picking up a few extra gifts on Black Friday or Cyber Monday could help thousands of Tampa Bay area families struggling this holiday season. Here's how.
Metropolitan Ministries serving thousands of pounds of food to families on Thanksgiving
Metropolitan Ministries is serving 1,500 pounds of turkey, 3,700 pounds of stuffing, veggies and mashed potatoes, 80 gallons of gravy and 1,000 pies. Dozens of volunteers arrived before the sun rose to help, including NFL vet and WWE star Titus O’Neil.
Meals on Wheels rolls into St. Pete, but volunteer drivers still needed
Meals on Wheels recently launched in St. Petersburg, but the program needs help. They’re looking for volunteers to deliver food to seniors and people who are homebound due to an illness or disability.
Thousands join FOX 13 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk
After poor weather postponed the event in October, Sunday made for a beautiful day for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Tampa.
Now seeking donations: Metropolitan Ministries plans to help 30,000 families
Metropolitan Ministries is serving more families than ever this holiday season. This year they are projecting to help 30,000 families for Thanksgiving and Christmas. That’s 8,000 more than 2018.
Make a difference by making strides
October is breast cancer awareness month.
Stuff the Bus drives benefit students and teachers
School buses arriving at Sandy Lane Elementary in Clearwater usually carry students.
Hundreds attend March for Babies to raise money for preterm birth research
Hillsborough County came together on Saturday to support the smallest members of our community, the babies.
After brother's premature birth, sister becomes nurse
When Denny Mejia was born, he spent two months in the NICU at Tampa General Hospital.
After losing a premature baby, family raises money for March of Dimes
For more than 80 years the March of Dimes has a proud history of serving families with high-risk pregnancies.
Mole Patrol: Free skin cancer screenings on Clearwater Beach
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer. Just this year alone, doctors will diagnose more than 5 million people with the disease.
Dog's legacy becomes Tampa-based business
Simba and Oscar aren't just part of Kimberly Papale's family. The dogs have become a staple of her online business.
Mother, daughter help Metropolitan Ministries families during the holidays
You won't find Lisa Bedrosian and her 16-year-old daughter Grace scouting malls during the holidays, looking for the perfect gifts.
Couple uses business to help families in need
Through their real estate business, Andrew and Angela Duncan help their clients find their dream homes. But they also want to help families who can't afford a home or provide for the holidays.
Metro Ministries to hold Giving Tuesday event
It's the time of year when stores are packed with families shopping for Christmas and children are making their lists for Santa.
New drugs push cancer treatment forward
More than 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.