Palm Beach County nonprofit distributes food, care packages to Westgate families

Palm Beach County nonprofit distributes food, care packages to Westgate families

A nonprofit in the Westgate community of Palm Beach County offered a helping hand to those in need on Tuesday.

BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,INCLUDING THOSE IN THEWESTGATE COMMUNITY IN WESTPALM BEACH.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S TANIA ROGERS SHOWS YOUHOW A NON- PROFIT IS HELPINGDOZENS OF UNDERSERVEDFAMILIES<< KATIE SIERRA FEELS AS IFSHE JUST WENT TO THE GROCERYSTORE... BAGS OF FOOD FOR HERAT THE "OPPORTUNITY EARLYCHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND FAMILYCENTER" IN WEST PALM BEACH.THIS IS WHERE HER KIDSNORMALLY GO TO PRE-SCHOOL...NOW THE CENTER IS FOCUSED ONFEEDING HUNGRY FAMILIES INADDITION TO ONLINE TEACHING."IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN TOUGH.

IHAVE TWO TODDLERS AND NOTBEING ABLE TO WORK ANYMORE ISCHALLENGING BUT I HAVE TO BEHOME WITH THEM." DOZENS OFOTHER FAMILIES DRIVING THROUGHIN THEIR CARS TO HELP PUT FOON THE TABLE.

"WE PRIMARILYSERVE WORKING LOW INCOMEFAMILIES AND WE PROVIDE A LOTOF EXTRA SUPPORT THAT LOWINCOME FAMILIES FACE WITH FOODINSECURITIES." THE CENTERHANDED OUT FOOD FROM THEIREMERGENCY FOOD PANTRYMARCH... IT RAN DRY.

"THIS ISDEFINITELY A HIGH NEEDUNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HEREIS ABOUT 22 THOUSAND A YEAFOR A FAMILY OF FOUR." "AS WEWOULD REACH OUT TO OURFAMILIES EVERY WEEK AND ASKWHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, ITBECAME VERY CLEAR THERE WAS ANOVERWHELMING NEED FOR FOOD ANDDIAPERS." THEY REACHED OUT TOSUPPORTERS.

"IT TOOK FIVESTAFF MEMBERS ALMOST 4 HOURSTO PUT TOGETHER ALL OF THISFOOD AND FILL 1000 BAGS FORFAMILIES." "WE HAVE A PLUSHANIMAL AND A BOOK AND SOME ARTSUPPLIES FOR EVERY CHILD." AGOOD WILL GESTURE THESEPARENTS WILL NOT FORGET."THANK YOU." TANIA ROGERWPTV, NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.