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In addition, the Department of Multicultural Education, in partnership with Feeding South Florida, hosted a
summer food distribution event at the Welcome Center as part of the BACK TO SCHOOL Beyond Limits
initiative. This collaboration provided essential hunger relief to 227 households, benefiting 1,116
individuals.
In addition, the Department of Multicultural Education, in partnership with Feeding South Florida, hosted
a summer food distribution event at the Welcome Center as part of the BACK TO SCHOOL Beyond Limits

initiative. This collaboration provided essential hunger relief to 227 households, benefiting 1,116 individuals.
To alleviate food insecurity and support students and families during pre-Thanksgiving (P-TB) and
To alleviate food insecurity and support students and families prior to Thanksgiving (P-TB) and prior
pre-winter break (P-WB) periods, SFS collaborated with local nonprofit organizations to distribute food as
to winter break (P-WB), SFS collaborated with local nonprofit organizations to distribute food as shown
shown in Table 2.
in Table 3.

Table 2
Table 3
Feeding South Florida
Feeding South Florida

School Name Individuals Benefited Pounds of Food

Lake Shore MS (P-TB) 432 4,495
Lake Worth MS (P-TB) 757 5,909
Tradewinds MS (P-TB) 428 4,367
Western Pines MS (P-TB) 376 4,829

Congress MS (P-WB) 418 3,324
Conniston Community MS (P-WB) 620 4,550

Bear Lakes MS (P-WB) 522 3,896
Glades Central Community HS (P-WB) 510 3,519
Total 4,063 34,889

Feeding Dreams
Feeding Dreams
Feeding Dreams expanded its Family Weekend
Backpack Program by providing additional food bags
Feeding Dreams expanded its Family Weekend Backpack Program by providing additional food bags to
to 1,248 students prior to Thanksgiving break and
1,248 students for pre-Thanksgiving break and 1,148 students for pre-winter break.
1,148 students prior to winter break.

Palm Beach County Food Bank
Palm Beach County Food Bank Bank (PBCFB) dis-
The Palm Beach County Food
tributed 1,860 food bags to 17 schools prior to Thanksgiving break, in addition to 4,032 weekly bags. Prior to
The Palm Beach County Food Bank (PBCFB) distributed 1,860 food bags to 17 schools before
winter break, families received information about the PBCFB food pantry and one-time food boxes to address
pre-Thanksgiving break, in addition to 4,032 weekly bags. For pre-winter break, families received
immediate needs.
information about the PBCFB food pantry and one-time food boxes to address immediate needs.
Hunger Relief - Feeding Our Community in Times of Need

To support the community during Hurricane Milton, SFS staff provided meals at the five open shelters, deliv-

ering 793 breakfast meals, 828 lunch meals, and 1,024 supper meals. With support from school principals and
Hunger Relief - Feeding Our Community in Times of Need
school police, SFS opened 28 post-hurricane feeding sites to provide meals to students while schools remained
closed. Parents and students visited any open site to receive grab-and-go breakfast and lunch kits. In total, 1,735
breakfast and lunch kits were distributed.

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