Community Corner
WPB, Local Organizations Provide Food Assistance To City Residents Impacted By Coronavirus
The program will continue through August.
July 14, 2020
The City of West Palm Beach continues to offer relief and assistance for residents who are dealing with the negative effects of COVID-19. Most recently, City employees recently teamed up with Living Hungry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on July 8, 2020 to provide more than 41,000 pounds of donated food to organizations that support families in need of dietary assistance during this time. Volunteers loaded delivery vehicles with boxes of non-perishable food, fresh fruit and meats, all of which were supplied by the USDA and Simply Fresh. Nearly 2,800 boxes of food were provided to 45 organizations to distribute throughout at-risk communities.
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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City has partnered with public and private organizations to meet the needs of West Palm Beach residents. To date, nearly 204,000 pounds of food have been donated. This amount could feed nearly 22,000 individuals who have faced sudden hardship during this unprecedented time.
The City of West Palm Beach’s food distribution events were originally facilitated by the Food, Water & Medicine Group of the City’s COVID-19 Response Unit, which was established by Mayor Keith A. James.
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“These food distribution events provide our residents and their families with a critical lifeline at a time of great hardship,” said West Palm Beach Mayor Keith A. James. “We are committed to supporting food security and to doing our part to ensure our residents have access to safe, nutritious food.”
The distribution program will continue through August of 2020. Organizations that would like to participate should email 822@wpb.org. To volunteer, please contact Mara Green, City of West Palm Beach event specialist, at (561) 804-4938 (TTY 800 955-8771) or mgreen@wpb.org. To register to volunteer or for more information, please visit https://volunteer.volunteerflorida.org/opportunity/a0Cf400000VomkUEAR. For information about other local food assistance options available to West Palm Beach residents, please visit: https://www.wpb.org/our-city/mayor-s-office/covid-19-start-page/food-distribution-and-resources.
This press release was produced by the City of West Palm Beach. The views expressed are the author's own.
