Videos Archives | Metropolitan Ministries We care for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in our community Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.metromin.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-Untitled-design-1-32x32.png Videos Archives | Metropolitan Ministries 32 32 Rising Tampa Bay Rent Costs Leaving People Homeless https://www.metromin.org/blog/rising-tampa-bay-rent-costs-leaving-people-homeless/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:21:00 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10208 TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Rising rent prices are forcing long-time Tampa Bay residents out of their homes. One of those residents, Joe Vizcarrondo, was a working professional for most of his life. He suffered a stroke in 2021 and can no longer work. It’s not the way he envisioned this stage of his life. Watch …

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]]> Madelyn’s Story | Bridge Builders https://www.metromin.org/blog/madelyns-story-bridge-builders/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10097 As a pregnant and single mom of a teenage daughter, fleeing the abusive father of her soon-to-be-born child with nowhere to go, Madelyn’s world was falling apart.

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]]> Tampa Kids Attend Musical Theater Spring Break Camp https://www.metromin.org/blog/tampa-kids-attend-musical-theater-spring-break-camp/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:49:42 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10088 TAMPA, Fla. – A great partnership between the Straz Center and Metropolitan Ministries is now underway. We’ve teamed up this week to provide a musical theater camp over spring break. The first day of camp was Monday. Watch the full story at fox13news.com

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]]> Vincent’s Story | Bridge Builders https://www.metromin.org/blog/vincents-story-bridge-builders/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10060 As a kid, Vincent had a dream to be a doctor. But when his family was forced to endure a period of homelessness, all hope of that dream seemed to be lost.

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]]> Volunteer Stories: The Backbone of Metropolitan Ministries https://www.metromin.org/blog/volunteer-stories-the-backbone-of-metropolitan-ministries/ Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:43:31 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10078 TAMPA, Fla. – Volunteers and donors are a big part of the success of Metropolitan Ministries. Tom Cornett has been volunteering for years. His effort of giving back to the community is what’s right with Tampa Bay. Watch the full story at fox13news.com

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]]> Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates Community Hero: Jalem Robinson, Founder of BUBBA, Inc. https://www.metromin.org/blog/gasparilla-parade-of-the-pirates-community-hero-jalem-robinson-founder-of-bubba-inc/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:38:23 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10075 Jalem Robinson’s resume is impressive. He graduated in 2011 with an Associate of Arts degree from FAMU. In 2015, he graduated from USF with a Bachelor of Science in English. Then, he received his Master of Education in Educational Leadership from UT in 2017. But it’s what he did while doing all of it that …

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]]> Joanne’s Story | Bridge Builders https://www.metromin.org/blog/joannes-story/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:10:20 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=10021 Metro’s remarkable growth over the past five decades has taken us from a simple sandwich ministry started by 13 churches of different denominations to now care for hundreds of hurting families through programs and services in three counties.

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]]> Metropolitan Ministries’ 50th Anniversary https://www.metromin.org/blog/metropolitan-ministries-50th-anniversary/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:33:48 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=9987 Metro’s remarkable growth over the past five decades has taken us from a simple sandwich ministry started by 13 churches of different denominations to now care for hundreds of hurting families through programs and services in three counties.

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]]> From Soup Kitchen to Affordable Housing: Metropolitan Ministries Celebrates 50 Years of Serving the Community https://www.metromin.org/blog/from-soup-kitchen-to-affordable-housing-metropolitan-ministries-celebrates-50-years-of-serving-the-community/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:41:17 +0000 https://www.metromin.org/?p=9958 TAMPA, Fla. – Metropolitan Ministries started in 1972 from humble beginnings.  “The first thing I did on a Monday morning, everybody gathered the volunteers, there were no staff at that time,” Reverend Morris Hintzman recalled. “We went across the street and blessed the soup, that we all gathered around this big old cauldron of soup.” Join us …

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