2. Hunger Relief Plan Taskforce
Executive Committee
4 members
Funders
Advisory Committee – Rev Pam Cahoon Chair
20-25 members – business, foundations, government,
advocates, school district, agencies
Direct strategies and tactics for workgroups. Resource workgroups so they can accomplish their purpose. Workgroups implement strategies and tactics.
Childhood Hunger
Workgroup
Chair Erica Whitfield
School District Board Member
Senior Hunger
Workgroup
Chair Nancy Yarnall
Area Agency on Aging
Glades Workgroup
Co-Chairs Commissioner Melissa McKinlay and Caroline Villanueva, Florida Crystals
Infrastructure
Workgroup
Kate Magro, Palm Beach Atlantic University

3. Collective Impact
Collective Impact Initiatives are long-term commitments by a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Their actions are supported by a shared measurement system, mutually reinforcing activities, and ongoing communication, and are staffed by an independent backbone organization. -Stanford Social Intervention Review

4. Hunger Relief Taskforce
211
Area Agency on Aging
Bank of America
Palm Beach County
Feeding South Florida
PBC Dept. of Senior Services
Palm Beach County Food Bank
Advocates
School District of PBC
Bethesda by the Sea
The Town of Palm Beach United Way
Meals on Wheels
Palm Healthcare Foundation
PBC Agricultural Economic Development
Quantum Foundation
Children’s Services Council
Catholic Charities
CROS Ministries
Florida Crystals
FLIPANY
Feed the Hungry
Morselife
Palm Beach Atlantic University
The Volen Center
Farris Foundation
Pan Florida Challenge
Florida Sugar Cane League
Jewish Family Services, Inc.
The Glades Initiative
FPL
Board of County Commissioners Youth Services
Office of Congressman Ted Deutch
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Dot and Ruby Helping Hands
Dept. of Children and Families
Boys and Girls Club
Community Caring Center of Greater Boynton Beach
PBC UF IFAS Extension
Boys Town South Florida
GCI Training & Empowerment Center
United Way of Palm Beach County
PBC Dept of Community Services
Bridges
Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office
WPB Rotary
FAU
Boca Helping Hands
The Jim Moran Foundation

5. Childhood Hunger Collaborations
Pan Florida Challenge Super Power Packs
767 students will be fed for three years through the implementation of a new backpack program

6. Senior Snap Successes
A flyer has been created in English, Spanish, and Creole to advertise SNAP to seniors
Highest need zip codes have been identified for outreach
Senior hunger partners are reaching out to pantries and other service providers with educational materials
Hidden Hungry documentary presented in November

8. Glades Area Pantry Survey
Working to connect the Glades Area Pantries with needed resources

9. Infrastructure
A GIS mapping survey has been commissioned to assess the performance, capacity and coordination of Palm Beach County pantries.
The overarching goal of this assessment is to produce a geographical visualization of food pantry baseline measures that can guide hunger relief partners with prioritizing actions and resources, while tracking hunger relief progress at the pantry scale.