Drive, Drop, and Do Good: Curbing Hunger One Car at a Time

Bright and early Saturday morning, cars lined the streets at the University Preparatory Academy in West Palm Beach.

That's where volunteers and the WPTV team were hard at work filling bags with fresh fruit, produce, and veggies.

For the last four years, WPTV and the Urban League of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, FL) have teamed up to help fight food insecurity during the summer months.

Soulan Johnson with the Urban League of Palm Beach County says this event plays a crucial role in our communities.

"There is over 173,000 people that are food insecure. That means 1 and 5 children and 1 and 9 adults. We know that there is over 200 thousand kids in the school district. Half of those kids are Title 1 and also face food insecurity."

With the help of WPTV viewers, nearly $40,000 was raised to help feed 1500 families across Palm Beach County.

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