The Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County is using its food pantry to help the community during this pandemic.
Volunteers are working around the clock to package Passover boxes for clients to pick up without having to even leave their cars.
ARE STEPPING UP - IN THIS TIMEOF NEED.
AMONG THEM - THEALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICEOF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
IT'SOPENING UP - ITS FOOD PANTRY -DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL5SHOWS US THEIR EFFORT TO MAKESURE NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN.<< (NATS WE HAVE MATZOS ) THISVOLUNTEER IS HELPING PACKAGEMORE THAN 40 PASSOVER BOXES(MORE NATS) TO HAND OUT TOCLIENTS THAT RELY ON THEALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICEOF PALM BEACH COUNTYTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NATSHANDING OUT) BUT THEY ARE ALSOHELPING OTHERS IN DESPERATENEED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUSMARC HOPIN, CEO ALPERT JEWISHFAMILY SERVICE 20:46:30“RIGHTNOW I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARESCRAMBLING, PEOPLE ARE STILLTRYING TO GET SUPPLIES ANDFIGURE OUT WHATI THINK IN THE COMING WEEKSTHOUGH AS PEOPLE ARE LOSINGTHEIR JOBS I THINK WE AREGOING TO SEE A SPIKE AT THATTIM” THEYCHANGES TO CURRENT SERVICESLIKE TAKING ALL IN PERSONMEETINGS TO A VIRTUAL SPACEAND ASKING THOSE WHO NEED HELPTO CALL AHEAD BEFORE WALKINGIN THEIR WEST PALM BEACHOFFICE (SHOWING COVID SIGNAGEOUT FRONT) MARC HOPIN, CEOALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE22:22:50“WEFIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE CONTINUETO STAY OPEN HOW CAN WECONTINUE TO SERVE THECOMMUNITY WE SERVE SEVERALTHOUSAND PEOPLE ALMOST 10THOUSAND PEOPLE A YEA” AND NOMATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN THEMATTER WHEY SAYPENS IN THEDAYS AND WEEKS AHEADTHEY ARE COMMITTED TO THISCOMMUNITY AND WILL DO WHAT ITTAKES TO REACH THOSE WHO NEEDIT THE MOSTALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE22:14:57“IT HAS BEEN APRIORITY OF MINE AND OF THELEADERSHIP HERE AND QUITEFRANKLY OF THE EMPLOYEES WHOWORK HERE THEY ARE JUSTDEDICATED TO SERV” JILLIANIDLE (NATS) WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5