In this heartfelt conversation with community school resource teacher Lauren Leto, we go inside Brandon High School's community school model and see how one school is feeding students, families, AND the staff who serve them. Lauren shares the stories behind the food pantry and clothing closet — from students FaceTiming their moms while shopping at the pantry for their families, to a student ambassador who built a "How to Belong" presentation for freshmen, to the dozens of students who quietly said they needed food support.

At 68, Ms. Phebie knows what it's like to quietly wonder if her car might one day be where she sleeps. She watches the rent go up. She does the math on her car insurance. And she still walks through Feeding Tampa Bay doors every week with a smile finding the person who looks the saddest, making sure no one sits alone.

Watch the CNN Phil Mattingly episode first: https://youtu.be/fqxjPKveKOs

In this episode, we dive into - More Than a Food Bank: Why access to food is a doorway to deeper relationships, stability, and hope. The Power of Choice: Moving away from traditional pre-packed boxes and allowing families to choose the food they actually want and need. Creating Normalcy: Elevating the grocery experience to ensure every neighbor feels respected and valued.

School Pantries & Community Growth: How Feeding Tampa Bay is expanding its reach across 10 counties to nourish local children and families.

"People just need someone to believe in them—someone to care."

What does it cost to survive in America right now? CNN journalist Phil Mattingly has spent 15 years covering the economy — and he took cameras into four cities to show you the human faces behind the headlines.

On this episode of Stick a Fork In It, Shannon sits down with CNN's Phil ahead of his new documentary series launching July 16th — exploring the structural forces pushing hardworking Americans to the edge in Tampa, Boston, Atlanta, and Cleveland.

In this episode of Stick a Fork in It, Shirley Jump — New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with 87 published books and 8 million copies sold — opens up about the time after her divorce when she couldn't afford food for herself and her teenage son. She volunteered at a food bank not out of charity alone, but because she was living the same reality.

She was a single mom. Two kids. Two jobs. And $37 left at the end of the pay period. Then she walked into a credit union — and everything changed.

In this episode of Stick a Fork in It, Shannon sits down with Bob Hyde of Suncoast Credit Union, one of Feeding Tampa Bay's most valued community partners. Bob shares what "people helping people" looks like beyond the tagline — from one family's journey from $37 to mortgage-free, to how Suncoast is helping make 100 million meals possible across Tampa Bay.

In this episode of Stick a Fork in It, Thomas pulls back the curtain on what hunger really looks like in Tampa Bay — and why it's nothing like most of us imagine. We talk about the Causeway Center, the merger with Trinity Cafe that changed everything, why they just opened a medical clinic on campus, and the philosophy that drives everything Feeding Tampa Bay does: 51% dignity, 49% food.

In this episode of Stick a Fork in It, Ray talks about what it really feels like to own the paper you grew up reading, why Creative Loafing refuses to put up a paywall, and what he believes about the future of local journalism in Tampa Bay. Plus — what's happening with Restaurant Month, his unexpected dream concert, and why kindness is a muscle you have to train.

When Florida's schools and restaurants shut down, dairy farmers were forced to dump millions of gallons of perfectly good milk — while families just miles away went hungry. In this episode of Stick a Fork in It, Andrea McClellan from M&B Dairy pulls back the curtain on what really happens on a Florida dairy farm, and the bill that's finally fixing a heartbreaking problem.

Tampa Bay's most trusted meteorologist Denis Phillips joins Stick a Fork in It to cut through the fear, the hype, and the dangerous social media myths spreading ahead of hurricane season — and he has a message every Tampa Bay family needs to hear.

From the tragic story of 12 lives lost in Pinellas County during Hurricane Helene — people who believed they had nowhere to turn — to the viral "Super El Niño" panic spreading across TikTok and Instagram, Denis breaks down what's real, what's hype, and what you actually need to do before a storm makes landfall.