PBCFB catering to more than 20 Summer BreakSpot sites to help feed 51,000 local children
(Lake Worth, Fla.) –Hunger doesn’t take a summer break, and neither does the Palm Beach County Food Bank (PBCFB)! This summer, the food bank is one of several providers partnering with Summer BreakSpot where children and teens under 18 can receive two out of three of breakfast, lunch or snacks. As Summer BreakSpot’s official caterer through FLIPANY, the PBCFB has helped provide more than 13,000 meals to food-insecure children two weeks into the program.
With approximately 192,000 food-insecure residents throughout Palm Beach County, PBCFB procures food from grocery stores, farmers, food distributors, wholesalers and other sources and distributes it to over 200 local community partners, including food pantries, soup kitchens and schools. In 2024, PBCFB distributed nearly 13 million meals to over 193,000 residents experiencing hunger and was honored with the Community Collaborator Award at the 8th Annual Nonprofits First Hats Off Awards.
“We are thrilled to be one of the providers for this much-needed program,” said Jamie Kendall, PBCFB CEO. “Summer is the hardest time of the year for kids who are already hungry during the school year and it’s a challenging time donation-wise for food banks like ours. However, we are thrilled to be operating in our Michelle Hagerty Community Kitchen, which is giving us more packing power than ever to feed our community with hot, nutritious meals.”
Applications are not required to receive food at Summer BreakSpot sites. No-cost meals will be available for young recipients every weekday while school is out, and PBCFB’s participating spots can be found at summerbreakspot.org.
The public is also encouraged to have a hand in preparing the distributed summer meals. Continuing throughout the summer, Michelle Hagerty Community Kitchen volunteers have answered the call to help children in need by packing and sealing kids’ meals every weekday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Supporters are also welcome to make a donation to PBCFB where one-dollar donations allows the nonprofit to provide five meals.
For more information about PBCFB’s summer feeding programs, or to volunteer or donate to the PBCFB’s Childhood Hunger initiatives, please visit pbcfoodbank.org.