Pan-Florida Challenge Announces Name Change to Feeding Dreams
(Naples, Fla.) — After more than a decade of service as Pan-Florida Challenge, the Naples-based non-profit organization will now be known as Feeding Dreams. This transition includes anew brand identity and website, marking the start of an exciting new chapter in its history.
Since 2014, the organization has provided more than 10 million meals to at-risk children throughout Florida. Feeding Dreams will distribute 2.5 million meals this school year and has set an ambitious goal to double the number of meals provided to hungry children over the next two years.
Feeding Dreams distributes Power Packs, weekend backpack meals, to children at more than 45 schools, afterschool programs, and community-based organizations throughout Florida. Feeding Dreams is making a tangible difference in the health and academic performance of elementary school children. Data shows that Feeding Dreams Power Pack students earn higher grades, achieve better attendance, visit the school nurse less frequently, and receive fewer behavior infractions. Power Pack students at Highlands Elementary School had 54% fewer absences. Power Pack students at Avalon Elementary School increased their grade point averages by 9% and decreased clinic visits by 80%.
Executive Director Jeri Goetz says, “We’re not just filling stomachs—we’re creating a pathway to success.” Executive Director Jeri Goetz says, “We believe the new name, Feeding Dreams, accurately captures the organization’s mission of nourishing children and providing them with the opportunity to thrive and build a self-sufficient future. We are grateful to our long-time supporters and look forward to continued
About Feeding Dreams: The mission of Feeding Dreams to combat childhood hunger and malnutrition that affect one in five
children in Florida. Through grants, fundraising efforts, and school partnerships, we deliver highly nutritious meals to chronically hungry children. Helping to break the cycle of poverty, these meals lead to better health and educational performance, laying the foundation for a healthier, self-sufficient future for our children.
