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Feeding America has just released the results of an extensive nationwide study of hunger—Hunger in America 2010. The study confirms what we already expected: America’s economic recession is taking a terrible toll on Americans and their ability to feed their families.
Some of the startling statistics include:
1. Nearly 37 million families were served by Feeding America’s food bank network in 2009, including 14 million children. That means one in eight Americans turn to food banks for food assistance.
2. Since 2006, there has been a 50 percent increase in the number of children served by the network.
3. Many Americans are being forced to choose between providing food for their families and other basic necessities of life.
Some statistics for Feeding South Florida include:
1. The FA system served by Feeding South Florida provides emergency food for an estimated 140,000 different people weekly.
2. 36% of the members of households served by Feeding South Florida are children under 18 years old.
3. 47% of clients served by Feeding South Florida report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
Click on this link below to view the complete Hunger in America 2010 Local Report Prepared for Feeding South Florida:
We are a member of the Feeding America Network
Feeding South Florida, a not for profit
organization, empowers other South Florida Not-for-profit organizations
to feed needy people and improve their lives. We do this by providing
food and other grocery products: and by educating and engaging our community
to fight hunger and poverty.
We are the South Florida affiliate of Feeding America, a member of the Florida
Association of Food Banks and the largest food bank in the State of Florida.
Today Daily Bread Food Bank is changing its name to Feeding South Florida. This is in addition to already being a member agency with Feeding America. By being a Feeding America member we are able to join forces with a nationwide network of food banks.
With this name change we will continue to grow and serve the hungry in South Florida. We are also proud to announce the opening of our new and larger facility in Pembroke Park in Broward County. After the tragic loss of our Broward warehouse due to a fire
last week, we were able to bounce back larger and stronger than ever. We have gotten such a large response in our time of need from the media and the local community we had to open our new facility sooner than anticipated.
We are also building a new and improved website to be launched February 2010.
Click here for a Mapquest Map for our new location
Or if you want to write the down the directions...
I-95 to Hallandale Beach Blvd. Travel (west) on Hallandale Beach Blvd. to Seneca Blvd. (approximately half a mile) Turn right travel approximately an eighth of a block (the first available right) and make another right. Travel to the back of the first building and turn left You will be traveling north between the two buildings. Follow the white fence to the guard house and turn right.
Feeding South Florida / Poverty Facts
- More than 197,000 live in poverty in Broward County.
- Feeding South Florida serves approximately 68,000 people in Broward County, through approximately 175 other not-for-profit agencies.
- On Monday, Oct. 12, Feeding South Florida began distribution from a new Broward County location, located at 2501 SW 32nd Terrace in Pembroke Park.
- Only one distribution day was lost due to the fire and related damage.
Feeding South Florida is pleased to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors: Diana Brooks, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of VSBrooks, Inc.; Martin Cohn, Director of Marketing at Grant Thornton LLP; Allison Miller, Director and Shareholder of Stearns Weaver Miller Alhadeff & Sitterson P.A., and Orlando Roche, Regional President of Lydian Bank.
"I am extremely pleased to have the active support and personal involvement of such talented and committed representatives from our community," said Board President Bruce Berman. "Our challenges in the current economic environment are greater than ever, and the enhancement of our Board is just one of many steps we are taking to meet those challenges."
Diana Brooks – Managing Partner/Co-Founder of VSBrooks, Inc.
Diana Brooks has long been a strong supporter of the Food Bank, among things, producing, on a pro bono basis, the extraordinary video displayed on our website. The managing partner, and co-founder of VSBrooks, an advertising, marketing and design company, Ms. Brooks manages relationships with key client partners, oversees operations and is charged with leading strategy for all brand development for her clients. Prior to co-founding VSBrooks in 1996, Ms. Brooks was trained in every area of advertising at some of the leading national Hispanic advertising agencies. She has worked on a roster of brands that include PepsiCo, Frito Lay, and Colgate Palmolive, and has built brands both regionally and nationally in categories such as health care, retail, real estate, and travel. She has also volunteered for many worthy causes, including pro bono work for the Learning Experience Center, Children's Home Society, NAAR, Daily Bread Food Bank and is currently on the local board of the American Diabetes Association. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Diana graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and has a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Miami.
Benny Gonzalez – Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Benny Gonzalez joined Wachovia Bank as a financial advisor in 2000. In this position, provided investment advice to high net worth individuals, developed tracking systems for prospective and current clients, and created team marketing plans. In 2004, Mr. Gonzalez was promoted to V.P. of Business Banking Relationship Manager. Mr. Gonzalez provides financial solutions for public and private companies with revenues in excess of $3M. He is also responsible for evaluating the credit outlook and financing requirements of prospective and existing clients. Mr. Gonzalez is active in volunteer work with BNI Miami Beach, National MS Society, United Way of Miami-Dade and Leadership Miami. Mr. Gonzalez is currently President of the DZ Housing Corporation. He earned his bachelor of business administration, majoring in finance from Florida International University. He earned a masters of business administration from the University of Florida.
Martin H. Cohn – Director of Marketing of Grant Thornton LLP
Martin H. Cohn is the Director of Marketing for Grant Thornton. He has over 25 years of experience in marketing. He has been with Grant Thornton for over seven years with prior experience in senior marketing positions with Holland & Knight LLP, BDO Seidman LLP, Precision Response Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Mr. Cohn has also been named as one of South Florida’s "Corporate Elite in Accounting" by the South Florida Business Journal. He was the Chairman of the Board of the Make-A-Wish-Foundation of South Florida as well as a board member of Gilda’s Club South Florida, The Broward Coalition for Literacy and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami. Mr. Cohn is also a member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, the Broward Alliance. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing and Commercial Art from Hofstra University.
Alison Miller – Director/Shareholder of Sterns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Sitterson, P.A. Alison Miller is a director and shareholder of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., a full service commercial law firm with offices throughout Florida, and another long-time and very substantial supporter of the Food Bank. Ms. Miller is head of her firm’s corporate and securities department, with more than 25 years of experience advising public and private companies in all aspects of business, including securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and periodic securities reporting and compliance. Ms. Miller is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is consistently recognized in top publications, including The Best Lawyers in America®, South Florida Legal Guide - "Top Lawyers in South Florida," Florida Super Lawyers, and Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition. Additionally, Ms. Miller served as the director of the United Way of Miami-Dade. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her law degree from the University of Chicago.
Orlando Roche – Regional President, Lydian Bank
Orlando Roche joined Lydian Bank as Miami-Dade Regional President and Market Executive, with more than 20 years of financial services experience. Mr. Roche oversees Lydian’s private banking and wealth management services in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties. He is responsible for developing multiple “boutique style” Lydian offices to service successful individuals, corporations and foundations throughout South Florida. A Miami resident, Mr. Roche has worked in the Miami-Dade county area since 1988, following graduation from Florida International University. An active member of the community, Mr. Roche has served on the University of Miami Citizen board, Maximum Dance Ballet Company board, Treasurer of the Doral Airport West Chamber of Commerce, a trustee with the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce and with the Greater Miami Chambers of Commerce. He is also active with the Belen Jesuit Preparatory Alumni Association.
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Feeding South Florida For Kids! This section of the website was designed specifically for kids! We welcome kids of all ages to go there and learn a little bit about hunger awareness, nutrition and how they can help end childhood hunger. We hope this will become a fun learning experience for everyone who visits! Click the icon on the right to go there now. |
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