Palm Beach County Food Bank Endowment Fund

Mission
Together, we nourish our neighbors and improve their lives one meal at a time.

Vision
To alleviate hunger in Palm Beach County.

What We Do
At the Palm Beach County Food Bank, we believe that no one should have to skip a meal to feed their child, no child should have to go to school hungry, and no senior should ever have to choose between food and medicine.

The Food Bank is committed to being a strong leader for the other stakeholders and organizations that join us in addressing the issues surrounding hunger in Palm Beach County. There is a collective resolve to work together to help children, families, and seniors in our community.

We are focused on fighting hunger in Palm Beach County through five programs – Partner Marketplace, Pop-Up Farmer’s Market, Benefits Outreach, Childhood Hunger Initiatives and Senior Hunger Initiatives. We support close to 200 partner agencies in Palm Beach County with food, programs, resources, and services. Since the pandemic, the dramatic increase in the cost of living in Palm Beach County has caused a major increase in hunger for our neighbors who struggle to make ends meet.

In just the past year, the number of individuals in Palm Beach County in need of supplemental food increased by 31 percent (Map the Meal Gap report). Over 173,000 of our neighbors, including 51,000 children, are experiencing hunger. In response, last year the Palm Beach County Food Bank delivered 15.4 million pounds of food, equal to 12.7 million meals, to our 200 partner agencies, including neighborhood pantries, soup kitchens, elementary schools, libraries, and senior centers. More than 192,000 food- insecure neighbors in need received food through the Food Bank.

Each week during the school year, through our Childhood Hunger Initiative, we provide weekend backpack meals for more than 4,000 elementary school students. During the summer break, we provide thousands more meals for children at afterschool and summer meal sites.

In June 2024, we proudly opened our new commercial kitchen, volunteer center and Premier Kitchen, thanks to our partnership with Palm Beach County and the United Way of Palm Beach County. With the capacity to prepare up to 10,000 meals a day, the kitchen is already providing nutritious, delicious hot meals for children at local pre-schools and afterschool programs. In the coming months, the Food Bank will expand meal services to meet the needs of homebound seniors and launch a culinary training program for people with barriers to employment.

With our ability to purchase food in large quantities and our low overhead costs, every dollar you give buys five meals for neighbors who struggle with hunger.

For more information, please visit us at PBCFoodbank.org; or call us at 561-670-2518, ext. 319