WHAT: Volunteers of America of Florida (VOAF), UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida and Graham Barton from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team up to ensure Tampa residents have access to no-cost nutritious food before the holidays. The event is a drive-thru and each family will receive one food box while supplies last.
Food boxes will include a turkey, a mix of fresh produce, pantry staples, and shelf-stable items designed to help prepare well-rounded holiday meals. Metropolitan Ministries will be supplying turkeys and other holiday food items so individuals and families can enjoy a festive and nutritious meal.
Staff and volunteers from VOAF and UnitedHealthcare will be on-site to support traffic flow and ensure a quick, safe distribution process. The food boxes will be distributed on a first come first served basis.
WHERE: James Cole Village 4011 N. 39th St.
Tampa, FL. 33610
WHEN: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
5:30 pm – 7 pm
WHY: According to America’s Health Rankings 2024 Report, 12% of households in Florida are unable to provide adequate food for one or more members of the household due to lack of resources. Organizations like Volunteers of America of Florida and events like this help bridge these gaps. Barton’s participation, along with the support of UnitedHealthcare ensures that families have access to food this holiday season.
About UnitedHealthcare UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.7 million physicians and care professionals and 7,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
About Volunteers of America of Florida Volunteers of America of Florida (VOAF) is a faith-based, human service organization that engages Floridians in need, including unhoused Veterans, individuals and families experiencing homelessness, those diagnosed with mental health and cognitive conditions, and vulnerable seniors. Volunteers of America of Florida creates positive life changes through housing and supportive services (i.e., behavioral health, case management, and more). Thousands of Floridians in-need are served each year across the state of Florida. For more information, visit www.voaflorida.org or check us out on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram.
CONTACT:
Theresa Hunter
UnitedHealthcare
414-378-5691 Theresa.hunter@uhc.com