Food Finder Map helps people find their next meal

Food Finder Map helps people find their next meal

The United Way of Palm Beach County created a Food Finder Map to help people know where they can go to get their next meal.

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC...OUR "FOOD FOR FAMILIES" FOODDRIVE..

HELPS FILL THANEED... AND RIGHT NOW WE AREHOLDING IT VIRTUALLY.

ONMONETARY DONATIONS ARE BEINGACCEPTED... BUT WE ALSO WATO LET COMMUNITIES KNOW HOWTHEY CAN ACCESS MUCH NEEDEDRESOURCES... WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S MICHELLE QUESADA'S IN THENEWSROOM WITH HOW A FOODFINDER MAP CREATED BY THEUNITED WAY OF PALM BEACHCOUNTY CAN HELP.<< LL: THE FOOD FINDER MAPHELPS PEOPLE FIGURE OUT WHERETHEY CAN GET THEIR NEXTMEAL... DURING THE CURRENTPANDEMIC -- MANY REGULAR FOODSITES CLOSED OR IMPLEMENTEDRESTRICTIONS... THIS MAP...SHOWS PEOPLE WHERE THEY CAN GOTO GET WHAT THEY NEED IN THEIRCOMMUNITY... SO THIS IS HOW ITWORKS -- YOU HAVE ALL OF THESETABS ON THE LEFT SIDE WITHDROP DOWN LISTS THAT SHOW YOUWHERE ALL THE FOOD PANTRIESARE, WHERE YOU CAN FIND MEALSFOR CHILDREN 18 AND UNDEFOOD FOR BABIES -- WHERE YOUCAN FIND CHEAPER PRODUCE ORDRIVE THRY STYLE GROCERIES...YOU CAN EVEN ZOOM INTO YOURCITY OR TOWN AND SSPECIFICALLY WHAT'SAVAILABLE... EVERY LOCATIONHAS INFORMATION IN ENGLISH,SPANISH AND CREOLE... IT TELYOU WHAT TIMES THE SITES AOPEN -- WHAT YOU'RE REQUIREDTO BRING... AND THEINFORMATION IS UPDATEDCONSTANTLY BY THE UNITED WAND ALL OF ITS FOOD PARTNERS-- THEY SAY THE BIGGESCHALLENGE DURING A PANDEMIC IS* SOT: DAN SHORTER - FEEDTHE HUNGRY PANTRY TC:0:381:04 "THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHENWE COULDN'T GET ENOUGH FOOD TOGIVE OUT TO PEOPLE.

AND THENTHERE'S BEEN FUNDRAISING.OFTEN WE'VE HAD TO BUY FOOD.WE'VE ALSO HAD TO INCREASE OURSTAFF, WE HAD TO GREATLYINCREASE EXPENSES FOR THINGSLIKE RENT AND STORAGE.

SO, WWENT FROM FEEDING 3,00FAMILIES A MONTH TO TO 10,000FAMILIES A WEEK IN JUSTCOUPLE OF WEEKS." TRT 0:28TAG: YOU CAN FIND THE LINK TOTHE FOOD FINDER MAP ON OURWEBSITE WPTV DOT COM.

IN THENEWSROOM - MICHELLE QUESADBACK TO YOU.