United Way continues fight against child hunger as new school year begins

WPTV and United Way of Palm Beach are partnering to address the rising need for hunger relief in South Florida.

PANDEMIC AND ENCOURAGING THECOMMUNITY TO HELP FIGHTHUNGER.

WEUNITED WAY TO HOST A*VIRTUALSUMMER FOOD DRIVE THATTAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW.

WPTVLINNIE SUPALL HAS MORE ONTHOSE WORKING TO MAKE SURECHILDREN DON'T GO WITHOUTFOOD.THIS WEEK - PALM BEACHCOUNTYHEROES ARE EXPANDING THEIRREACH TO 130 FOOD DISTRIBUTIONSITES - PREPARING FOR THE NESCHOOL YEAR.& WETHEM FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESHFRUIT, ALL THE THINGS THATTHEY USUALLY GET FROM A DAY TODAY BASIS& THEYTHESE BAGS MORE THAN 4-MILLIONFREE GRAB AND GO MEALS HAVEBEEN SERVED SINCE MID- MARCH.CHRISTINA POMERANTZ HASENJOYED HANDING OUT THE FREEGRAB AND GO MEALS - BECAUSEITSTUDENTS.

WHEN YOU CAN GIVETHEM SOMETHING THATAND THEY RECOGNIZE IT, ITGIVES THEM COMFORT, IT LETSTHEM KNOW THAT WEHERE FOR THEM THE EFFORT TOFIGHT CHILD HUNGER DOESNSTOP THERE& IN FACT- THE UNITEDWAY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HAD ATASK FORCE IN PLACE BEFORE THEPANDEMIC& THEY SAY NEARLY 50-THOUSAND PALM BEACH COUNTYCHILDREN WHO GO HUNGRY EACHDAY.

SOT IF THEYWHEN THEY SHOW UP AND THEYDONTHEY CANNOT LEARN MANYCHILDREN START A LIFE OF CRIMEAT A YOUNG AGE BECAUSE THEYDONTHE ONLY PLACE THEYIT IS IN THE SCHOOLS & UNITEDWAY PARTNERS WITH DOZENS OFCHARITIES TO PROVIDE FOOD TOFAMILIES AND SUPPORT TSCHOOL DISTRICT.

SOT WEDONATIONS FROM FEEDING SOUTHFLORIDA AND PALM BEACH COUNTYFOOD BANK SO ALL OF THOSERESOURCES COMING TOGETHER HAVEACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO HELP USBUILD UP THE AMOUNT OF FOODWEDONATIONS TO THIS WEEKVIRTUAL SUMMER FOOD DRIVE WILLSUPPORT UNITED WAYTO MAKE SURE NO ONE GOHUNGRY.

IT BROKE MY HEART LASTNIGHT WHEN I WAS GETTING GASAND WATCHING A MAN GOINGTHROUGH THE TRASH CAN AT THEGAS STATION& THAT SHOULD NOTBE HAPPENING IN ONE OF THERICHEST COUNTIES IN THE UNITEDSTATES.

WE SHOULD HAVE NOHUNGER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY INPBC LINNIE SUPALL WPTV.THIS FOOD DRIVE IS ADDITION TOOUR ANNUAL DRIVE WE HOLD INTHE FALL& TO MAKE A DONATION&TEXT HUNGERHELP TO 41444 OR GOTO OUR WEBSITE WPTV-DOT-COM-SLASH-FOOD-FOR- FAMILIES&AN 8 YEAR OLD FLORIDA BOY--ARRESTED AND PLACED IN