Ultimate CEO Paco Vélez on providing food and training to the region’s population

South Florida Business Journal Paco Vélez President and CEO, Feeding South Florida Residence: Hollywood Age: 46 When Paco Vélez joined Feeding South Florida as…

Feeding South Florida opens 5,000-square-foot kitchen

Feeding South Florida, the food bank that partners with other nonprofits throughout the county, has expanded with a 5,000-square-foot kitchen and food prep area…

Feeding South Florida Receives $300,000 Donation from Publix Super Markets Charities

Feeding South Florida® today announced it received a $300,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities to kick off Hunger Action Month. This donation will be used…

For 16 straight weeks, a Tuesday food drive happens in Wellington – here’s who to thank

WELLINGTON — A van pulls up to the distribution line, its trunk open, the driver behind the wheel casting their eyes down as they adjust their…

Feeding South Florida receives large donation to continue feeding the hungry

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Volunteers are prepping meals for homebound seniors at a kitchen at the Feeding South Florida headquarters in Boynton Beach. Zoe…

Raytheon Technologies Supports Feeding South Florida® with $159,000 Donation  to Address Increased Need for Food Assistance

Boynton Beach, Fla. — Aug. 17, 2020 — The need for food assistance in the four counties Feeding South Florida® serves ― Palm Beach,…

Feeding South Florida continues to feed families during the pandemic

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Five months into the pandemic and The City of Delray Beach hasn’t seen a drop off of families in need…

Need for food stamps surges with pandemic

One of the first things Kevin Askew did when he lost his job in March was sign up for SNAP benefits. He’d been working…

No small feat: Paco Vélez leading South Florida’s largest food bank through the pandemic

Paco Vélez never imagined what awaited him in South Florida when he arrived eight years ago from San Antonio, to become the president and…

Feeding South Florida’s new state-of-the-art kitchen cooks 10,000 meals for the hungry in Boynton Beach

An army of chefs and volunteers can pump out 10,000 chef-quality meals a day for South Florida’s hungry at Feeding South Florida’s new state-of-the-art…

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