Senior feeding program receives boost from Schulze Family Foundation

FORT MYERS, Fla. - EntSun -- A pledge to double donations to Harry Chapin Food Bank's Care and Share Senior Feeding Program resulted in a $350,000 contribution to the hunger-relief organization.

Earlier in 2025, the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation offered to match – dollar for dollar – any donation to Care and Share. The program provides low-income seniors in Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties with pre-packaged food kits that contain easy-to-prepare meals and shelf-stable fruits, vegetables, proteins, cheeses and grains. When possible, the Food Bank also supplements food kits with fresh produce and other perishable foods.

"Many retirees in Southwest Florida are struggling to make ends meet, and the Care and Share programs helps ensure our most vulnerable neighbors have access to nutritious food," said Richard Leber, president and CEO of Harry Chapin Food Bank. "These are individuals who worked their careers in education, hospitality, health care and other fields, and probably never imagined they would be struggling with something like food insecurity. The generosity of Southwest Floridians and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation means that thousands of seniors will not have to go hungry tonight."

More on EntSun News

• Phinge, Home of Netverse, Through its Extensive Software & Hardware Patent Portfolio, Shows Founder & CEO Robert DeMaio's Vision & Innovation
• OddsTrader Reveals Early Favorites and Best Bets to Win March Madness 2026
• Bookmakers Review Releases 2028 Democratic Nominee Betting Odds: Newsom Leads Early Field
• New Documentary from BayView Entertainment Embraces Resilience of Dynamic Businesswoman, Irina Meyer
• Stars Shine at the Premiere of Whiskey Run

It's estimated that one in 12 Southwest Florida seniors experience food insecurity and do not always know where their next meal is coming from. The $350,000 matching donation from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation will provide 700,000 meals for local seniors.

This was the fifth consecutive year that the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation has offered to match up to $350,000 in donations to the Care and Share Senior Feeding Program. The pledge has been met every year.

About Harry Chapin Food Bank

Harry Chapin Food Bank, a Feeding America partner food bank, is the largest hunger-relief organization in Southwest Florida and serves 250,000 neighbors monthly through its Feeding Network of 175 agency partners. In 2024, the nonprofit distributed 39.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 32 million meals, at food banks and mobile pantries across Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. Harry Chapin Food Bank is an Agency Partner of United Way and a Blueprint Partner of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, rated as a Four-Star Charity by Charity Navigator and Platinum-rated by Candid's GuideStar. For more information, please visit HarryChapinFoodBank.org or call 239-334-7007.