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Emergency Food Pantries
Non-perishable food items are collected by congregations throughout Palm Beach County and taken to the closest pantry. In 2009, 41,142 people received emergency food, nearly half of them children. Volunteers are needed at the pantries Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to sort and shelve food, to pack and distribute food bags, to pick-up food. Congregations and community groups are needed to collect food. Each bag of food distributed from the pantries contains a slip of paper which reads:
How we've helped Sharon and Jack were stable and secure until Sharon lost her job at the airline. Shortly after that, Jack was laid off. Their stability was suddenly gone and they were struggling to keep their home and feed their children. They came to the food pantry for help with food so they would have money to pay their mortgage. Pantries locations are given below. You may go directly to the pantry and will receive assistance if you have not been to the pantry in the past six months. Persons visiting the food pantries should bring identification and the Social Security cards for all persons receiving food, and a paystub or an approval letter from HCD, WIC, SSI, Medicait, Housing, TANF, free or reduced school lunch, food stamps, if available.
In accordance with Federal law and U. S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Contact persons: For general pantry information Claudia Rosado, Administrative Assistant (561) 233-9009 x103 E-mail: crosado@crosministries.org If you would like to volutneer at or collect food for the Lake Worth, Riviera Beach, or Indiantown pantries Ruth Mageria, Volunteer & Congregational Development (561) 233-9009 x105 E-mail: rmageria@crosministries.org If you would like to volunteer at or collect food for the Delray Beach pantry Juanita Bryant Goode, South County Coordinator (561) 243-7634 E-mail: communityfoodpan@bellsouth.net
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