Updated November 5, 2026
By Michele Miller
What’s What New Port Richey
The holidays are fast upon us – coming at a time when a lot of folks are struggling. Area organizations are trying to fill the need by hosting food and turkey giveaways and also letting those in the community who would like to lend a hand know the ways to do that.
Local non-profits wanting to add to the list are welcome to submit info to Michele Miller at mmiller@whatswhatnewportrichey.com.
Scroll down to find help or give help.
New Port Richey FarmNet Organic Food Drive
Volunteer Way in New Port Richey to Give Away 1,000 Thanksgiving Meals | Registration Required | Community & Business Partners Needed to Host Food Donation Boxes
The Volunteer Way will be giving away 1,000 FREE Thanksgiving dinners with all the fixin’s to help families in our community enjoy a wonderful holiday meal on Saturday, November 21, 2026. Sign Up: Come visit The Volunteer Way at 8061 Congress St., Port Richey, FL 34668. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Registration is FREE! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! Sign-ups are LIMITED, so don’t wait! ONE COUPON PER CARLOAD! You must come in person to sign up and receive your coupon. Each coupon will have a SPECIFIC PICKUP TIME for November 21st.
Community partners are welcome to join the mission by setting up a donation box at their location to collect food and essential items for families in need this Thanksgiving and Christmas
Community Service Council Thanksgiving Delivery Project
𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 $𝟐𝟓, or choose a sponsorship level: turkey, potatoes and dressing, veggies, pie, or cranberry. Every gift helps put a warm holiday meal on a neighbor’s table.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏,𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐨.
Metropolitan Ministries Thanksgiving Drive
Registration opens soon for help for the Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays.
Presently, what is most needed now for donations: Frozen turkeys, hams, cereal, canned yams, bagged or boxed stuffing, and cranberry sauce are the most-needed items right now. Bagged or canned beans, soup, bags of rice, boxed or canned potatoes, gravy packets, dessert mixes, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and boxed macaroni & cheese are also in high demand. Volunteers are also needed.
For information, visit www.metromin.org/holiday-central
Registration Begins October 19 for the Salvation Army Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway
Registration is open October 15 – November 15 (register early, supplies are limited). Register here: www.saturkey.com
Project Noelle Now Taking Donations and Applications for Assistance
Project Noelle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children and families affected by the opioid epidemic. The organization assists children in Ohio and Florida, including Pasco County. For information on the organization, visit projectnoelle.com
The Christmas program provides Christmas gifts and support to children who have been affected by addiction, incarceration, or the loss of a parent. Last year, Project Noelle helped over 2200 children, and organizers are hoping to reach even more families this Christmas.
Businesses can help in a couple of ways:
- Host an Adopt-A-Child Christmas Board: Project Noelle provides an Adopt-A-Child board for your business, allowing customers, employees, and community members to choose a child and purchase gifts from their wish list.
- Host a Christmas Donation/Collection Box: Businesses can also help by providing a visible location where people can drop off new, unwrapped toys, gifts, or other needed items for the children in our program.
To help, email kristinalenz@projectnoelle.org
One Community Now | Pack-A-Sack for Kids seeks help from the community for Winter Holiday Assistance
Every week, our Pack A Sack Food 4 Kids program provides weekend food to children in our local schools who may otherwise go hungry when school meals aren’t available.
As Christmas approaches, we’ve learned that some of the families we serve are struggling with more than putting food on the table. Right now, we have 10 Pack A Sack families who simply don’t have the extra money to purchase Christmas gifts for their children.
We want to help make Christmas a little more merry and bright for these kids—and we’re looking for individuals, families, businesses, and organizations who would like to help.
You can:
- Adopt a child and purchase a few gifts from their wish list.
- Adopt an entire family and help provide Christmas for all of the children.
- Create a Giving Tree at your business, church, or organization. We’ll provide tags with a child’s name and gift ideas for your employees, customers, or members to choose from.
We ask sponsors to spend approximately $50–$70 per child.
These are children we already serve through Pack A Sack. Throughout the year, our community helps make sure they have food for the weekend. This Christmas, we’re asking our community to help make sure they have something special waiting for them under the tree, too.
Together, we can do more than fill a child’s backpack. We can remind a family during a difficult season that they are not alone and that their community cares.
To help, email patti@onecomunitynow.com
Providers Project Inc
Seeking businesses to host a holiday drop-off site. Email amy@providerproject.org for information and to sign on.
Sunrise of Pasco, Domestic & Sexual Violence Shelter Holiday Giving Program
Donations accepted from November 1- December 4, 2026. Email lfryer@sunrisepasco.org
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