Boca Helping Hands Looks to Expand

Boca Helping Hands is completing a project that will expand the group’s food distribution.

According to a news release, the project will transform what once was the Warehouse Pub near Boca Helping Hands’ main location near Northwest Second Avenue and Glades Road. The $500,000 project will create freezer units and a walk-in refrigerator. Boca Helping Hands said the project could double the number of people whom the organization serves over the next five to 10 years.

Because of the pandemic, Boca Helping Hands is at what the group calls “maximum capacity” and “limited storage has become a bottleneck in our ability to continue expanding food distribution.” Boca Helping Hands says that the number of “food-insecure” residents in the county has increased from a pre-pandemic 180,000 to 300,000. Boca Helping Hands’ demand has doubled.

The work is roughly two-thirds done. Anyone wanting to donate can call Karen Swedenborg at 561-417-0913, ext. 202 or visit bocahelpinghands.org.