Palm Beach County Food Bank

Established in 2012, The Palm Beach County Food Bank, inc. (the "Food Bank") is committed to fighting hunger and improving food security in Palm Beach County by partnering with local organizations. The Food Bank collects, recovers, purchases, and distributes food to food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other non-profit organizations in Palm Beach County at no cost. It served over 200 organizations through 5 programs during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Partner Marketplace distributed over 12 million pounds of food to over 130 agencies on the front line of hunger relief from Tequesta to Boca Raton, Belle Glade, and Pahokee to the Coast. (Continued on schedule O)In addition, the Childhood Hunger Initiatives program distributed food packs for the weekend to upwards of 6,000 at 59 partner agencies throughout the year for a total of 155,275 bags of nutritious shelf-stable food, equating to almost 1.4 million meals for children. The Pop-Up Farmers Market Program served around 500 unduplicated low-income, food-insecure households with a weekly produce box and nutrition information to help increase their fresh vegetable and fruit intake. Groceries for Seniors supplemented seniors' weekly groceries by providing them with bi-weekly groceries. The Benefits Outreach program helped over 6,700 individuals with their SNAP applications, generating over $4.9 million of federal food benefit assistance revenue for the local economy.