The Tampa Downtown partnership is working with several restaurants and food trucks to offer those in need with a unique currency to use at select locations. It's called Breadcoin.

According to the founders of Breadcoin, the token is worth $2.50 and works like a community-wide gift certificate at participating food vendors.

June Brown, a homeless liaison for the Tampa Downtown Partnership, walks around several blocks speaking with homeless and offers them a meal using the coins.

Brown said.

Brown will ask someone in need if they are hungry and either go and get them a meal or bring them along. It provides a homeless person a chance at having options on what to eat.

Brown said.

The program first launched in February. It's funded by donations and corporate gifts. Several businesses, like Moxies Café, are participating.

So far, organizers are calling it a success and could expand the program to include more locations in the near future.

For more information, see:
https://breadcoin.org/

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Breadcoin' program in Tampa provides homeless with a unique currency(https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/12/27/a-program-in-downtown-tampa-provides-homeless-with-a-unique-currency-)

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