Pastor Norman Perkins, who oversees the organization, stood outside telling drivers the food pantry is temporarily closed.
He says feeding people in the community during the Covid-19 pandemic has outgrown its location on Bristol Drive.
GREAT - A WEST PALM BEACH FOODPANTRY HAS TEMPORARILY CLOSEDITS DOORS.
WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S TANIA ROGERS EXPLAINSWHAT THE GROUP IS DOING TO GETUP AND RUNNING AGAIN VERYSOON."SO I'M VERY, VERYDISAPPOINTED TODAY." SALOMEMAIR SAYS THOUGH SHE'S ARETIRED HEALTH CARE WORKER,SHE STILL LOOKS OUT FOR THEWELL BEING OF SENIORS SHEKNOWS... SHE PICKS UP FOOD FORTHEM FROM THE LIBERTY MOVEMENTFOOD PANTRY IN WEST PALMBEACH.
"I'M HOME NOT DOINGMUCH AND WHEN I GET THE FOOD IHAVE 5 OR 6 PEOPLE WHO ARELOCKED IN OLDER PEOPLE, 80SOMETHING.
THEY'RE JUST THEREWAITING ON ME TO HELP THEMWITH SOME FOOD.
THEY'RE SOGRATEFUL." BUT TODAY SHE WASTOLD-- THERE'S NO FOOD.
"SOI'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR NAMEAND NUMBER." PASTOR NORMANPERKINS, WHO OVERSEES THEORGANIZATION, STOOD OUTSIDETELLING DRIVERS THE FOODPANTRY IS CLOSED.
HE SAYSFEEDING PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19PANDEMIC, HAS OUTGROWN ITSLOCATION ON BRISTOL DRIVE."THE PASTOR SAYS WHEN THEPANDEMIC STARTED, THEY WEREFEEDING A COUPLE HUNDREDPEOPLE.
NOW IT'S GROWN BY THHUNDREDS." "ON A TYPICAL DAYBEFORE THE PANDEMIC, WE WEREFEEDING LIKE 250, 300 PEOPLE.AS THE PANDEMIC GROWS ALONG,500, 600, 800.
LAST WEEK ITWAS 1200." "FEEDING SOUTHFLORIDA" WHICH PROVIDES THEFOOD SAYS THEY ARE IN TOUCHWITH THE ORGANIZATION TODETERMINE HOW TO MOVE FORWARDWITH ANOTHER LOCATION."SOMEWHERE BIGGER, SOMEWHEREWHERE WE DON'T RUN INTO THESAME SITUATION.
WE WOULD LETTHE LANDLORD KNOW THAT TRAFFICIS GOING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLEBUT IT'S ONLY FOR ONE DAY."PASTOR PERKINS SAYS HE MAYHAVE FOUND A TEMPORARYLOCATION... BUT HOPES APERMANENT LOCATION BECOMESAVAILABLE.
TANIA ROGERS, WPTV,NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH COULDEXTEND ITS
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