Local restaurant feeds PAL students

Staying connected during the COVID-19 crisis was difficult for one West Palm Beach nonprofit that serves one of our most vulnerable populations, our youth.

One local business stepped up to help.

OUR MOST VULNERABLEPOPULATIONSNEWS CHANNEL FIVE'S SABIRAHRAYFORD SHOWS YOU HOW ONELOCAL BUSINESS STEPPED UP TOHELP!<< AT THE POLICE ATHLETILEAGUE IN WEST PALM BEACH“OURULTIMATE GOAL IS GETTING KIDSOFF OF THE STREET INTO THE PALCENTER” A GOAL THAT WAS BEINGFULFILLEDEXTREMELY IMPORTANT TOINTERACT WITH THEM, WE TRIEDTO STAY OPEN AS LONG AS WECOULD” BUT THE MISSION TOGIVE CHILDREN A SAFE SPACEBECAME EVEN MORE DIFFICUDURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.“KEEPING THE CONNECTION ISWHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO”VIRTUAL CHECK-INS AND ZOOMPARTIES BECAME THE NEW NORM&THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO EXPANDTHEIR SERVICES.“WHENEVERYTHING STARTED SHUTTINGDOWN THEY REACHED OUT TO US,’WHAT COULD WE DO?/ NAT:(FOOD PREP)“DURING THE LOWESTPOINT OF THEIR BUSINESS THEOWNER OF LEILAWEST PALM BEACH VOLUNTEERED TOHELP THE PAL CENTER AND HESAYS THE REACTION MADE IT ITWORTHWHILE”“THEY ARE WAITINGFOR US BASICALLY EVERY FRIDAY,I LOVE TO SEE THAT” IN MORETHAN 8 WEEKS LEILAMORE THAN 400 PAL STUDENTS HOTMEALS.“AS A COMMUNITY IF WECAN HELP WE SHOULD COMETOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING”LEADERS WITH THE PAL CENTERSAY THEYSOON.“THE KIDS THAT COME INTOTHE PAL ARE REALLY GREAT NICEKIDS AND THEY WANT SOME PLACESAFE AND EDUCATIONAL, WHERETHEY CAN GO” REPORTING INWEST PALM BEACH, SABIRAHRAYFORD, WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5.COMBING THROUGH A TOUGH TOPIC.TONIGHT AT 5:30, A LOCALBARBERSHOP CUTS INTO THESOCIAL ISSUES FACI