The COVID-19 pandemic has only made access to food more difficult for struggling families.
DIFFICULT TIMES.
ITIMPORTANT PART OF OURCOMMITMENT - THE REBOUND SOUTHFLORIDA.LISTEN CLOSELY TO THIS -ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA -IN 2019 -*19 PERCEN* OFCHILDREN IN PALM BEACH COUNTYWERE FOOD INSECURE.
THAT MEANSMORE THAN 52,000 (52,842)CHILDREN WENT TO BED HUNGRY.NOW - THE COVID-19 PANDEMICHAS ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE FORSTRUGGLING FAMILIES.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S SABIRAHRAYFORD SHOWS YOU HOW A DELRAYBEACH ORGANIZATION IS WORKINGTO FILL THE GAP FOR KIDS THISSUMMER.TC: 00:21-00:22) NAT:“MAKINGFRIDAY DELIVERIES” FOR THEWISETRIBE GROUP ITHELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS (TC:16:09:21- 16:09:23)“ITREALLY ABOUT WELL BEING”JACQUELINE BOTTING IS THEFOUNDER OF THE NON-PROFIT.BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMICTHEY WERE OPERATING A FOODSUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM INLOCAL SCHOOLS.
WHEN SCHOOLSSHUTDOWN THEY DECIDED TOCHANGE THEIR OPERATIONS.(JACQUELINE BOTTING, FOUNDEROF WISETRIBE) (TC: 16:09:36-16:09:45)“WE REALIZED THATTHERE WAS GOING TO BE A REALIMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS OFTHE SCHOOLS THAT WE SERVE ANDSO WE BASICALLY ADOPTED 40FAMILIES” (SABIRAH RAYFORD):(16:24:05- 16:24:12)“WISETRIBE SAYS IT TAKES A VILLAGE,HERE AT THE WORLD OF HUMMUS ATDELRAY CAFE IS WHERE THEYPREPARE PRODUCE BOXES FOR THEFAMILIES” (16:09:45-16:09:58)“SO EVERY WEEK WEPROVIDE THEM WITH FRESHPRODUCE AND WE CHECK IN WITHTHEM WEPARTNER.
SO WESEEING HOW THINGS ARE GOINGAND REALLY WORKING TO DEVELOPA RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM” THEPALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT WILL ALSO CONTINUEITS FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM THISSUMMER.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK FOODDISTRIBUTIONS ON TUESDAYS ANDTHURSDAYS WILL START JUNE 2.FAMILIES CAN DROP BY FROM 9A.M.
TO 12 P.M.
AT 50 SCHOOLSAROUND THE COUNTY.
(00:00:07)NAT:“THANK YOU MY FRIEND,THANK YOU” FROM HOT MEALS TOPRODUCE THE WISETRIBE SAYSTHEY WONANYTIME SOON.
(16:13:08-16:13:18)“THE WORLD IS FILLEDWITH SO MANY INEQUITIES THATSTART WITH OUR FOOD, SO THISIS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TORAISE AWARENESS” REPORTING INDELRAY BEACH, SABIRAH RAYFORD,WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.WE WANT
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