• Opened October 15, 2001
• 125,000+ meals have been served since opening
• Federal and State 501(c)(3) tax exempt status approval received
• Donations and grants range from $5 to $50,000
• Five grants have been received for $100,000 including: Allegheny Foundation, Publix Foundation, Ferman Family Foundation, TECO and Time Warner
• Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer John Cannon raised $12,500+ with his race team in the Boston Marathon
• More than 500 volunteers have participated of varied faith denominations
• 20-30 volunteers serve at Trinity Café each day
• Meal costs opened at $2.23 and have been reduced by 26% since the first month of service
• Twelve news articles have appeared in the Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay Business Journal and Florida Catholic
• News coverage has appeared on Channels 44, 13 and 8
• No overhead or administration costs
• Only one full-time employee!
