Paco Vélez Featured in Ultimate CEO Roundtable

South Florida executives consider a workforce in flux as region enters new era The Business Journal recently gathered some of the region’s top CEOs…

Mobile FARMacy bringing grocery store on wheels to food-insecure neighborhoods

For anyone experiencing food insecurity, help may be on the way to a neighborhood near you. Thanks to the new Mobile FARMacy, a pickup…

Nikki Fried needs to deliver answers | Editorial

A fierce fight is raging between two competing vendors over a contract to distribute food to hundreds of thousands of hungry children and adults…

To the Rescue: CEO of Feeding South Florida Paco Vélez talks about food insecurity amid the pandemic—and how his team is combatting it. 

The numbers alone speak volumes. Last fiscal year, Feeding South Florida distributed 61.5 million pounds of food, the equivalent of more than 51 million…

Video: CNN Speaks with Paco Vélez About Hunger in U.S.

Last week, CNN spoke with Paco Vélez, President and CEO of Feeding South Florida about COVID-19 and hunger in America. See the full interview…

Pembroke Park, Fla. — Sept. 15, 2020 — Paco Vélez, president and CEO of Feeding South Florida, is pleased to announce that Jaime L.…

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…

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…

Paco Vélez leads Feeding South Florida food bank in economic crisis

Paco Vélez’s path to leading Feeding South Florida was born of serendipity, when an acquaintance who took note of his work ethic at a…

Focus On South Florida: Feeding South Florida

The holiday season is upon us, with Thanksgiving just days away. This is the time of year for getting together and enjoying good food…

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