{"id":415789,"date":"2026-10-01T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415789\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:16:09","slug":"trevor-burgess-and-gary-hess-give-5-million-to-support-st-pete-free-clinics-new-flagship-facility-in-south-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415789\/","title":{"rendered":"Trevor Burgess and Gary Hess give $5 million to support St. Pete Free Clinic\u2019s new flagship facility in south St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cGary and I have seen SPFC respond thoughtfully and decisively as the need for food, healthcare, and stability support has grown,\u201d Burgess said in a news release. \u201cWe believe in Care Forward because it pairs bold ambition with a proven ability to deliver. This gift is an investment in the people of Pinellas County and in a model of care that can change the trajectory of a life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Their $5 million commitment supports Care Forward, SPFC\u2019s five-year, $100 million initiative to expand food security and healthcare access across Pinellas County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The south St. Pete facility is a central part of that effort. Plans call for expanded food distribution, medical care suites, and new community spaces, including a Knowledge Center for learning and connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u201cBy integrating nutritious food, healthcare, education, and navigation services under one roof, SPFC aims to help neighbors address immediate needs while improving long-term health outcomes, including the prevention and management of chronic disease,\u201d Sheryl Zeitler, SPFC\u2019s Chief External Affairs Officer, told St. Pete Rising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cGary and I have seen SPFC respond thoughtfully and decisively as the need for food, healthcare, and stability&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-415789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}