Provision Packs celebrates expansion into Flagler County - March 11, 2020
With a focus on battling childhood hunger, the Ormond Beach-based nonprofit Provision Packs is off to a strong start with their expansion into Flagler County. Welcoming guests and supporters for a leisurely fundraiser on Sunday, Provision Packs’ founder Carrie Torres introduced the organization to the community, receiving a warm reception. Hosted at the Yacht Harbor Village in Palm Coast, Dr. John Hickory and wife, Carol Hickory, said it was an invitation from their neighbor Rick Meyer, a staunch supporter and volunteer for the program, that brought them out. Read more here. |
Provision Packs Expands to Palm Coast to feed
Rymfire Elementary students - March 2, 2020 As Rick Meyer volunteered with Provision Packs to help feed hungry kids in Ormond Beach, he knew Palm Coast kids needed help, too. Provision Packs, founded in Ormond by Carrie Torres, sends food home with children on the weekends, with the knowledge that some kids only eat at school and don't have food at home. In 2015 she started the program feeding two children; the number is now more than 500. Read more here. |
Provision Packs for kids extends reach into Flagler County - February 12, 2020
Carrie Torres is on a mission to make sure no child goes hungry and on Friday night the founder and executive director of Provision Packs got a helping hand from some Flagler County businesses as she and her team took their first step towards establishing a footprint in the county. Welcoming the nonprofit, based in Ormond Beach since 2015, several area businesses teamed up to launch “The Lunchbox Initiative,” creating, printing and selling branded T-shirts at Fortis Workshop and Country Road & Co. Boutique locations on 2nd Street in Flagler Beach on Friday night. Read more here. |
Community comes together to help fight childhood hunger - November 21, 2019
One in five children in Central Florida is at risk of going hungry tonight. This week’s Getting Results Award winner is doing her best to change that. Carrie Torres founded Provision Packs Pantry five years ago after seeing childhood hunger firsthand. “I still tear up because it really and truly is the day my life changed,” Torres said. Read more here. |
Provision Packs Founder Named Citizen of the Year - October 21, 2019
It's more than a bag of food. For Ormond Beach resident and Provision Packs founder Carrie Torres, one bag of food means investing in the future of local children. It means empowering the children to help feed their family and coming back to school after the weekend at their best. Without worrying about food, Torres said, the students can think about being a kid. Read more here. |
Provision Packs to help 200-300 children in elementary schools fight hunger - August 14, 2017
When Ormond Beach resident Carrie Torres volunteered at her daughter’s second grade pajama pancake party at Pathways Elementary, she was shocked to hear of a couple kids in the classroom that were allowed to have as many pancakes as they wanted because that would be the only meal they would be able to eat that day. “Childhood hunger isn’t defined by a zip code,” Torres said. Read more here. |