Palm Beach County Food Bank

Our CEO, Jamie Kendall, is a Wonder Woman! During her four years as the Food Bank's devoted leader, we have seen tremendous growth that provides increased hunger relief to more of our neighbors "that just need that little bit of assistance." “I found that working with the social services and especially food insecurity — which is such a big problem that a lot of people just don’t even realize exists — was extremely gratifying to me personally, to know I’m making a difference in helping those in need,” Kendall says. The Palm Beach County Food Bank continues to grow in response to that need. Pre-COVID-19, the Food Bank was distributing about 4 million pounds of food each year. Last year, that number increased to 15.4 million pounds of food. Read the Boca Raton Observer Wonder Women article here - https://buff.ly/3UU6YsF #leadership

?? Thanksgiving Fill-a-Truck is going on right now until 3 PM at Sam’s Club West Palm Beach - 4295 45th St! Our team is here to receive your donations and help you unload shelf-stable Thanksgiving fixings into our truck. Thank you to everyone who was able to donate today to make this Thanksgiving one filled with hope, not hunger, for our one in nine neighbors struggling to put food on the table this holiday season. Many thanks to WPB Sam’s Club. Your generosity is appreciated! Happy Thanksgiving! ?? ??

In the kitchen with Chef Doug and our culinary crew. ?? The transformational expansion #project continues! ???? Chef Doug prepares meals every week as part of the start of our Childhood Hunger Initiatives hot, nutritious meals program. To launch the program, we are distributing hundreds of meals to four sites, but our #Community Kitchen can provide up to 10,000 hot meals a day! Our Premier Kitchen is a social enterprise designed to raise funds for our Community Kitchen so our #culinary programs can be self-sustained for decades to come. For more information on booking your upcoming event with us, please give us a call or email Linda Roman, Director of Development, [email protected]. #nonprofit

Now through Monday, November 11th, the Palm Beach County Food Bank is again partnering with WPEC-TV CBS12 News and United Way of Palm Beach County for the 34th Annual Project Thanksgiving, benefiting our ??one in nine ??neighbors struggling to put food on the table this holiday season. ?? Food donation drop-off locations throughout Palm Beach County are at the link below. ?? If you would like to support families this Thanksgiving, but cannot drop off food donations, please consider giving a monetary gift. Every $15 gift, provides a family of four to six with Thanksgiving fixings and sides. Give to turn hunger into hope. ?? https://buff.ly/3TWN5AL for locations, a list of Thanksgiving fixings to donate, and to give. ??Please tag your colleagues and repost to spread the word to make Thanksgiving a holiday filled with hope this year for families in need.

?? Last night, the Palm Beach County Food Bank accepted two Hats Off honors! It was a winning night for our entire nonprofit community because when you help others, we all win. Thank you, Nonprofits First, for hosting an event that recognizes the giving spirit of Palm Beach County and the extraordinary impact of dedicated individuals, teams, and partnerships. ?? Nonprofit Executive of the Year Honoree - Jamie Kendall, CEO ?? Community Collaborators Honorees for the Community Kitchen Expansion Project Palm Beach County United Way of Palm Beach County Palm Beach County Food Bank

We are nominees in four categories this year for Nonprofits First Hats Off Awards! Our team is looking forward to celebrating the important causes and the incredible impact made by all the talented nonprofits in our community. Congratulations to all the nominees! Our hats go off to you. Palm Beach County Food Bank's four nominations ?? Executive of the Year - Jamie Kendall, CEO ?? Large Nonprofit of the Year - Palm Beach County Food Bank ?? Community Collaboration - Palm Beach County, United Way of Palm Beach County, PBC Food Bank for our Community Kitchen Expansion Project We are proud of the work we do for our neighbors experiencing hunger and hardship. Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and supporters for nourishing our neighbors in need.

Chef Doug showed our community how to add nutritious veggies to a meal when you're short on time, reduce food waste, and save time on packing school lunches with WPTV Tania Rogers. Thank you for having our Culinary Director in-studio! The Palm Beach County Food Bank distributes fresh fruits and vegetables to our community through our Partner Marketplace, Pop-Up Farmer's Market, and hot Childhood Hunger Initiatives meals made in our new state-of-the-art commercial kitchen. Community partnerships with nonprofits, farms, big box stores, grant funding, and monetary donations all go toward providing produce to our one in nine neighbors in need.

Florida Power & Light took action as Hunger Heroes during our inaugural Day of 200,000 Meals with Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts as sponsors and volunteers! We are exceedingly grateful for your support year-round. Thank you for sharing the extraordinary event that packed 240,000 meals for our neighbors in need! #FPLCares

Period poverty and food insecurity go hand in hand for millions who menstruate. When funds are limited, sometimes people have to make the choice between purchasing enough to eat and buying menstrual products to be able to attend work or school. Junior League of the Palm Beaches is working to stop this issue for Palm Beach County. We are grateful to have the new storage capacity to store the Period Supply Drive donations and room to package the period packs for partnering nonprofits who distribute them.

Over ?? 2,300 pounds ??of disaster relief supplies and food are going to those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton thanks to another wonderful partnership with Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. To everyone who was able to donate, thank you for lending a helping hand in our neighbors’ time of need. We know we can rely on our generous community when we put out a call for help. Amazon packages, in-person deliveries, sharing our posts, your calls, and emails all made a difference. Thank you!