801 E Hillsborough Avenue

Tampa, FL, 33604

Mission Tampa is a distribution site for SHARE Florida and volunteers will be organizing food for pickup and delivery.

Volunteers adopting this ministry will assist an existing volunteer pick up food from local suppliers for weekly distribution. Food is usually picked up the second and fourth week of the month. Pick up time is flexible and can be agreed upon by the group. Please spend a few hours a month helping this wonderful ministry.

Cook's Hat is a ministry run by Mission Tampa. They minister to the physical, as well as spiritual needs of the impoverished in our community. Cook's Hat provides families with a 2-3 day supply of food, based on the size of their household. While their food is being assembled, counselors interact one-on-one with the client and share the gospel with them, as well as intercede for them on behalf of their needs.

Volunteers adopting this ministry will assist Cook's Hat in organizing their food pantry. Times are flexible and can be decided by the group. Ideally a Bible Fellowship class or Bible study would adopt this ministry. A class of 20 could split the duties into 4-5 people per week and each member would only need to go once a month. Please spend a few hours a month helping this wonderful ministry.

Cook's Hat is a ministry run by Mission Tampa. They minister to the physical, as well as spiritual needs of the impoverished in our community. Cook's Hat provides families with a 2 - 3 day supply of food, based on the size of their household. While their food is being assembled, counselors interact one-on-one with the client and share the gospel with them, as well as intercede for them on behalf of their needs.

South Tampa

If you enjoy cooking, this aspect of the Homeless Ministry may be for you. Every Thursday afternoon at 3:30 PM the Cooking Team gets together and prepares the food that will be handed out later that evening. Everything needed for cooking including the food is already provided. 

If you, your small group, or church would like help us prepare food for the Homeless in our community please contact Caitlin or Shale.

Downtown Tampa

In an effort to share the love of Jesus Christ, Reaching Tampa has started a ministry to show the often neglected that there is hope. Volunteers adopting this ministry will hit the streets of downtown Tampa every Thursday night and hand out food as well as build relationships with those in need.

If you would like to join us please contact Caitlin or Shale for more details.

Hillsborough County has one of the largest homeless populations in the state and we would like to show the often neglected that there is hope in Jesus. We are in the process of putting together small bundles of basic necessities called HOPE (Helping Other People Everyday) packs. Below you will find a list of the items in the packs but we need your help. Please take a few moments to read through the list and choose a few items that you would be willing to donate. Once the packs are complete we will be wrapping them in blankets and handing them out all over the city. Our prayer is that the HOPE packs will help develop friendships and begin our outreach to the less fortunate in the community.

Please contact Caitlin or Shale with questions about the packs or if you would like to be apart of the team that hands them out.

Reaching Tampa is collecting Christian books for our Homeless friends. A great majority of the people we minister to love to read. That said, most of the books we come across in used bookstores are mysteries and romance novels. We would like to introduce some Christian Literature into their lives. The Christian Book Drive is geared towards collecting Christian Books of all kinds. Our prayer is that people from all over the community would search their closets and bookshelves for Christian books and Bibles they no longer need.

If you, your small group, or church have books to donate please contact Caitlin or Shale for drop-off locations.

If you, your small group, or church would like to donate Bus Passes please contact Caitlin or Shale for more details.

If you, your small group, or church would like to donate or help us collect clothes for the Homeless please contact Caitlin or Shale.

If you, your small group, or church would like to collect or donate shoes please contact Caitlin or Shale for drop-off locations.

If you would like to help us in these efforts please contact Caitlin or Shale.

As you can imagine life without a place to call home can be very stressful and sometimes depressing. Most Homeless people carry all of their personal belongings on them at all times. These items are usually carried in hiking style backpacks or bags. To help accommodate the need for these bags Reaching Tampa is collecting backpacks for our Homeless friends.

If you, your small group, or church would like to donate or help collect backpacks please contact Caitlin or Shale.