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Three organizations and their leaders were selected for the 2022 Business Hall of Fame for making a difference in the lives of SWFL children.

The River Oaks community will soon have a new go-to destination for “Feel Good Food” when Original ChopShop, an emerging brand featuring protein bowls, salads (“chops”), sandwiches, breakfast items, fresh-squeezed juice and more, opens its second Houston Shop at 3021 Kirby Drive on Wednesday, Feb.

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, has been named the official nonprofit partner of The Produce Moms.  

Nonprofit named by fresh produce advocates as partners

This Thanksgiving, Brighter Bites acknowledged and thanked its many partners who make its programming a success for the 30,000 families served in cities across the country, including Houston, Dallas, Austin, New York City, Washington, DC, southwest Florida, and Salinas, CA.

Nonprofit thanks partners and donors this Thanksgiving

Brighter Bites announces partnership with new marketing agency

Brighter Bites worked with the Harry Chapin Food Bank and Lipman Family Farms to deliver more than 266,000 pounds of free produce since the beginning of 2021.  Sites are qualified for the program if the site receives Title I funding, 80% or more of students receive free or reduced lunch or if 75% or more of the students live below the national poverty line, according to the Brighter Bites website. Once a site is accepted, all families are eligible regardless of income.  The Harry Chapin Food ...

July 6, 2021 Brighter Bites is pleased to announce a grant of $40,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to support the implementation and expansion of the nonprofit’s Texas programming. The grant is a collaboration between BCBSTX and Feeding America, one of the nations largest hunger relief organizations. The grant helped Brighter Bites reach its overall Texas programming goal to operate within 90 schools in the state. This allows for the safe distribution of nearly 100,000 pre-packed ...

May 28, 2021 Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits, vegetables and nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands, is pleased to name River Fresh Farms a key partner in Salinas, CA. Through this partnership, River Fresh Farms provides supply chain management and logistic support, including storing, loading, packing and delivering produce boxes for the Brighter Bites program. To date, the River Fresh Farms partnership has served 1,200 Brighter Bites ...