Boca Raton, FL (April 16, 2025) –Boca Helping Hands, which provides food to the underserved, has received 40% fewer year to date donations of food, with a cost deficit of nearly $1.1 million ($1,078,000). As of March 1, 2024, the organization had received 1.4 million pounds of food, as compared with 866,000 pounds of food by March 1 of this year, a drop of 40 percent.
Boca Helping Hands’ year to date USDA commodities food donations have been reduced by 100,000 pounds as of March 1. Fresh produce from area farms is down 150,000 pounds, in part due to pauses in grant dollars to the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative.
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based nonprofit in Palm Beach County, Florida that provides food, medical, and financial assistance to help individuals and families improve their quality of life and build financial stability. Through its various programs, BHH assists nearly 35,000 people annually.
“The demand for our services and food has greatly increased since pre-Covid, due to the higher cost of living. Our donations, however, have fallen by 40%,” said Gregory Hazle, Executive Director for Boca Helping Hands. “Donations tend to fall even more during the summer months. Food drives, conducted by individuals, businesses, places of worship and the like, are tremendously helpful in feeding local families in need.”
To donate food, please reach out to Bill Harper at [email protected] or call 561-417-0913.
About Boca Helping Hands
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based nonprofit that provides food, medical, and financial assistance to help individuals and families improve their quality of life and build financial stability. Through its various programs, BHH assists nearly 35,000 people annually.
Boca Helping Hands is a partner agency of The Town of Palm Beach United Way. Since 1945, the Town of Palm Beach United Way has been committed to improving lives and building strong communities throughout Palm Beach County by focusing on programs and priorities that promote education, health, and financial stability.
Boca Helping Hands holds accreditation for Sound Nonprofit Management from Nonprofits First, has a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid/GuideStar, and has been a Charity Navigator Four-Star Charity for 17 consecutive years. Boca Helping Hands is located at 1500 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information, please visit BocaHelpingHands.org.