Feed the Hungry Pantry 

     Hunger is Pervasive in PB County

• COVID-19 has stolen tens of thousands of jobs and left families with no way to buy food.
• Before the virus, close to 220,000 adults in Palm Beach County qualify as poor by federal guidelines.
• About 200,000 Palm Beach County residents rely on food stamps for survival (a 300+% increase since 2008).
• About 64% -- 70,000+ -- of Palm Beach County’s children rely on free or discount school breakfast and lunch.
• The 211 Help Line has seen calls for food jump 30% over the past years.



We Don't Turn Anyone Away

     Most of our recipient families include a single mother with 3 or more children.

     The next largest category is senior citizens, and many of them are raising abandoned grandchildren.