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Emergency Drive-Through Feeds 1,000 Palm Beach County Households at John Prince Park

The distribution answered a surge in need caused by a federal shutdown that delayed SNAP benefits for tens of thousands of Palm Beach County residents.

Overview

  • Palm Beach County Food Bank partnered with the county and United Way to run a drive-through distribution Friday at John Prince Park in Lake Worth Beach.
  • Volunteers loaded cars with nonperishables, protein, and fresh produce from 10 a.m. to noon on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Cars entered at 4759 Congress Ave., with a two-household maximum per vehicle to stretch limited supplies.
  • Organizers prepared food for about 1,000 households as lines formed as early as 6 a.m., and demand exceeded available supplies according to the food bank.
  • A federal judge ordered full SNAP funding for November, yet many of the roughly 160,000 county recipients had not received benefits, prompting calls for volunteers and donations to sustain local relief.