Food For The Poor teamed up with four Broward County churches last month to distribute household items and other basic necessities to struggling families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkridge Church in Coral Springs hosted the distribution, which provided essential goods to hundreds of families who came from all over Broward. At times, the line of cars stacked up in a back-and-forth loop taking up most of the field on the east side of the church. Longtime partner Matthew 25: Ministries provided a 53-foot tractor-trailer to Food For The Poor filled with personal care items such as shampoo, deodorant, razors […]

A team of NFL players, volunteers, staff and board members gathered on August 22 to pack P.E. at Home Kits for Saints of Florida “Where Jesus is Lord and Every Child is a Winner!” The Saints S.P.O.R.T.S. PE for kids kits were developed in response to COVID-19 and stand for Supporting Parents Organized Resources Teaching Sports. Saints Founder and President Coach Rick Andreassen said, “A thousand kits are to be packed that will be distributed to 4KIDS, Church United, Cardinal Gibbons, the Bahamas and more.” These kits contain devotionals, Christ-centered character building games for sports and activities. The newly designed […]

Feeding South Florida®, the leading domestic hunger-relief organization in South Florida, unveiled its new, state-of-the-art, 5,000-square-foot community kitchen during a virtual grand opening celebration on July 12th via Zoom and Facebook Live. The kitchen will open at Feeding Palm Beach County, the organization’s Palm Beach County headquarters located in Boynton Beach. Although the kitchen is located in Palm Beach County, it will provide meals to nearly 1.3 million people in the four counties that Feeding South Florida serves (Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe). The one-of-a-kind kitchen is a highly anticipated community resource, with years in the making. During the […]

The Salvation Army of Broward County partnered with Dunkin’ to honor local first responders on National Donut Day, Friday, June 5. Dunkin’ supplied hundreds of donuts to The Salvation Army to distribute to Broward men and women presently saving lives on the frontlines of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “National Donut Day is a reminder that small acts can make a big difference in our community, as evidenced by these past two months which have emphasized our heroes and our hardships,” said Major Stephen Long, area commander for The Salvation Army of Broward County. “We are most grateful to Dunkin’ for […]