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...But with food insecurity affecting a growing number of area residents, philanthropy alone can’t cover the demand. The combination of the cuts, increasing food costs, and a higher cost of living have created a situation where Boca Helping Hands’ services are at record demand, while the organization’s ability to provide them is increasingly unpredictable. Hagen says that Boca Helping Hands’ Boca Raton location has had a nearly 25 percent increase in cars coming for food. “The thing that is hard for us is to look and say, this week we’re probably giving out less food than we gave out last week,” Hagen says. “Maybe next week will be back to normal, but there’s less certainty of that.”
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) held its annual Bowling for Bread event on August 24 at Lucky Strike in Boca Raton. BHH brought kids from local children’s charities to attend at no cost to enjoy an afternoon of bowling, food, and fun. Proceeds from the event supported the organization’s Backpacks weekend meal program for kids in area schools. Read Complete Article
What can be done? We must begin by sharing the sandwich situation with those for whom the economy and stock market are working.
(BHH) is asking winter residents and people who go away for the summer to consider donating the non-perishable items left in their pantry to BHH before they leave. In 2023, Boca Helping Hands served more than 103,000 hot meals and distributed more than 114,000 pantry bags of groceries to 10,075 families. “We know that many people wonder what to do with the food in their pantry when they get ready to leave for the summer, and we hope they will think of Boca Helping Hands,” Greg Hazle, Executive Director of Boca Helping Hands said. Boca Helping Hands assists more than 35,000 people in the South Florida community through BHH’s various programs, including hunger relief, job training, healthcare, emergency financial assistance, childcare, and weekend meals for Palm Beach County school children. To donate items from your pantry, please drop them off at Boca Helping Hands: Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 3 PM, and Saturdays 9 AM – 12 PM at 1500 NW 1st Court, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
