Did you know?

Hunger doesn’t take a break on the weekend. Help us support the 13,000 Santa Rosa County students facing food insecurity.

About Navarre Community Outreach

Since 2022, this collaborative support has allowed us to implement vital programs across seven local schools:

Holley-Navarre Primary
West Navarre Primary
Holley-Navarre Intermediate
West Navarre Intermediate
Holley-Navarre Middle
Navarre High School
East Bay K-8 School

Powered by a team of dedicated volunteers, Navarre Community Outreach has provided over 60,000 food bags to food-insecure students in our area. We invite you to join our mission—whether through a financial gift or by donating your time—to help us sustain these vital programs and meet the growing need in our community.

If you would like to know more about the program or volunteer, please contact NavarreCoVolunteers@gmail.com

Get Involved!

Flag Day 5K Run/Walk

The 14th Annual Flag Day 5K Family Fun Run/Walk will be held June 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze, Florida. This CERTIFIED RACE is an out and back 5K Run/Walk/Baby Jogger/Wheelchair Race event through a Navarre residential neighborhood. The route is paved and will be clearly marked with signs. Traffic control will be provided by local law enforcement. This is a great race for the entire family. The course is fast and flat with minimum curves and no inclines.

Cooling Stations will be provided at the finish line. In addition the Knights of Columbus will be serving a Post Race Pancake Breakfast in the Parish Center.

The proceeds for this years event are to be divided between two charities: Heros on the Water and the Navarre Community Outreach. In our first 14 races, we have averaged over 300 participants from several different states. With your help over the last 14 years, the Columbiettes have raised approximately $150,000.00. Proceeds support women and children as well as our military men and women.

Packet pick up will begin on Friday, June 12, 2026 between 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm and at 6:30am to 7:00 am on race day.

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Did You Know?

In Santa Rosa County, over 1,000 students are currently identified as homeless or unaccompanied under the McKinney-Vento Act. Many of these children spend their nights in “doubled-up” housing, motels, or shelters. Our programs provide the consistent nutrition and hygiene essentials these students need to stay healthy and focused in the classroom.

Sponsor a Student

Your gift provides a student with nutritional security and essential supplies all year long. Choose a giving level that works for you and makes an immediate impact in a child’s life:

$6 provides a Weekend Food Bag

$25 sponsors a student for a Month

$200 sponsors a student for the Entire School Year

Every Dollar Makes a Difference

Your contribution directly funds the food bags, snacks, and hygiene kits that keep Navarre students healthy and ready to learn. Help us ensure no child in our community goes hungry this weekend. 100% of your donation goes directly toward purchasing food and essential items for students in need.

Your generous monetary donation goes a long way towards supporting the mission of Navarre Community Outreach. As a 501(c)3, your donations to Navarre Community Outreach are tax-deductible.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

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Weekend Food Program

Weekend Food Program: With over 13,000 studentsin Santa Rosa County—approximately 44% of the student population—qualifying for federal meal assistance, the need for consistent nutrition does not end when the school bell rings on Friday. The Weekend Food Program bridges this gap by delivering weekly food bags to qualified students. Each bag is designed to sustain a child through the weekend, containing two breakfast Items, two lunch Items, one dinner Item, a snack item, and a juice.

Monthly Snack Program

Monthly Snack Program: Monthly delivery of 8–10 cases of prepackaged snacks to each local school, ensuring every student in need stays fueled and focused. This program helps students succeed throughout the school day while alleviating the out-of-pocket financial burden often carried on by classroom teachers.

Hygiene Kits

Hygiene Kits:Proper hygiene is vital for physical health, mental well-being, and long-term success. To help students build lifelong habits, each semester we provide a hygiene kit with the essential supplies—including shampoo, soap, deodorant, floss, toothpaste, and toothbrushes. This program ensures every student has the tools they need to stay healthy and confident.

Weekend Food Program

A report from Feeding America determined that the percentage of food insecure children in Santa Rosa County for 2022 was 13.4%–a nearly 5% increase from the previous year. While the health impacts of hunger are obvious, food insecurity can also impact academic performance and normal mental and physical development. This is a critical need in this community.

According to the “Map the Food Gap” report from Feeding America, food insecure households report needing an additional 5.3 meals a week or in other words, food for 2 days of the week. Nearly 40% of these households are ineligible for assistance programs like SNAP.

The Weekend Food Program of Navarre Community Outreach was created to bridge this gap. During the school year, the program provides weekend meals for students in 7 Navarre area schools. Armed with a team of dedicated volunteers and generous community donors, we have had the opportunity to provide meals to thousands of food insecure students. We invite you to join us in meeting this need in our community—we urge you to consider donating your time or money to help us keep this program going.

Snack Assistance Program

We all have been there. You had an early lunch and as the afternoon drags on, the hanger sets in. As an expansion of the Weekend Food Program, the Snack Assistance program helps students get through the school day by providing snacks as needed to Navarre area schools. This program gives students the boost of energy needed to power through the school day to focus on their lessons and not on their stomachs. Schools are provided with 8-10 boxes of prepackaged snacks to use at their discretion.

Hygiene Kits

Routine hygiene is an important part of our physical and mental health and a critical skill in adulthood. Failure to implement good hygiene habits can have significant negative impacts later in life. This program provides students with the supplies needed to help ensure proper hygiene. Twice a year students are provided with shampoo, soap, deodorant, floss, toothpaste and toothbrushes to keep them on the right track and help build lifelong hygiene habits.