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Facts About Hunger in Broward County
The
Harvest Drive Children Helping Children
Children Helping Children
Educating children and creating a
consciousness about the needs of their
community; promoting altruism and
giving them the opportunity to help
others are the cornerstone of the
Harvest Drive.
Harvest Drive believes in encouraging the
concept of children and adults working
hand-‐in-‐hand to assist families in
Broward County with gifts of food and
other necessities during the Thanksgiving
holidays and throughout the year.
Purpose of the Harvest Drive The Harvest Drive was founded in order to teach our children that they can and must give back to their community. Working with the Broward County Schools, the Harvest Drive now assists more than 2000 food insecure families during the Thanksgiving season and hundreds more throughout the year. Our motto “Children Helping Children” comes to life as thousands of children working directly with school and community leaders, business partners and philanthropic organizations collect, sort, bag, pack and distribute much needed groceries, clothing, toys and household items to families referred by Broward County School social workers.
20.5% of children in Broward County are food insecure, meaning, 80,090 children go to bed hungry.
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15.0% of the Broward County population is food insecure, with 266,920 people not knowing from where they will get their next meal.
$3.12 is the average price per meal in Broward County.
How to Harvest a Drive The Harvest Drive is a multi-‐faceted year round project. The first and most recognized aspect of the Harvest Drive is our Thanksgiving distribution of a week’s worth of groceries and either a gift card or the fixings for a complete Thanksgiving meal to more than 2000 families. Approximately 900 of these families also have the opportunity to shop for free for gently used clothing, books, toys, shoes and household items at our Harvest Drive Boutiques.
This year we will have 13 distribution sites located at Broward County public schools throughout the County. More than 180 public schools will participate in the collection of non-‐perishable food and families from all collecting schools will have the option to refer families to receive groceries. Families are referred by social workers and information is strictly confidential.
The Harvest Drive is a grassroots, community based organization. Rotary clubs, civic organizations, community business partners, corporations, private schools, synagogues, churches, girl scouts, boy scouts, sports teams, local government officials, police and firemen all come together to ensure that our families receive their much needed groceries and household necessities. Each distribution school serves families local to that school creating a unique opportunity for everyone to join forces to help others in their own backyard.
Our recipient students and their families face food insecurity throughout the year. The Harvest Drive seeks to increase our community outreach by running several smaller Spring Staples Drives and by running 2 year round pantries available to families in crisis. Our spring drives provide approximately 8 bags of non-‐perishable groceries and our pantries provide a large box of much needed staples. As in the fall, families are referred by social workers and information is strictly confidential.
BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
Food Pantries Open to Assist Broward County School Families Throughout the Year
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One of the Harvest Drive’s founding principles is to ensure that children identified as hungry have their needs met so that they can learn and grow. With the motto “Children helping Children”, the Harvest Drive not only works to improve the lives of the hungry children and their families, but also to stimulate growth within student volunteers. The students never fail to impress with their desire and compassion for the cause.
Harvest Drive Boutiques Our team of Harvest Drive Worker Bees sets up “boutiques” at three locations in the fall and one in the spring. Recipient families have the opportunity to select from gently used donated clothing, toys, books, and household items. Dedicated volunteers work year round to collect and organize quality goods. Our boutique team is also available to assist families in crisis throughout the year. The consequences of fire, floods and sickness, like hunger are not seasonal. As part of our commitment to “pay it forward”, every year after our fall events we pass on all remaining items to other local charities. We then start the process all over again.
Harvest Drive remains a 100% volunteer charity staffed by “worker bees,” students, and community members.
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The Harvest Drive has extended its reach and proudly supports ongoing food pantries at both Lauderdale Manors Family Resource Center in Ft. Lauderdale and Western High School in Davie. With this continuous support, the Harvest Drive assists Broward County School social workers in aiding families in crisis. A basic box given to those in need consists of staples including juice, pasta, pasta sauce, rice, beans, vegetables, soup, tuna, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, boxed milk and more.
The Harvest Drive not only provides students with much needed food but also hundreds of new backpacks at the start of the school year. We all remember how exciting it was to start the year with new school supplies and, unfortunately, there are so many students in Broward County that cannot afford to purchase backpacks and the supplies that the teachers require each year. Working in conjunction with civic organizations and business partners, we are able to provide students with the excitement and the materials necessary to start the school year off successfully.
Starting the New School Year with New Backpacks
HARVEST DRIVE PROGRAMS
Needs List
HARVEST DRIVE’S
Non-‐perishable Items needed (Average for a family of 5): 2 – Peanut Butter 4 – Canned Tuna or Meat 8 -‐ Canned Assorted Veggies
2 – Jelly in Plastic Container 2 – Large Juice 1 – Large Laundry Detergent
2 -‐ Cereal 2 – Macaroni and Cheese 1 – Dish Soap
1 -‐ Oatmeal 3 – Pounds Rice 1 – Shampoo
2 – Pancake Mix 4 -‐ Pounds Pasta 1 – Large Toothpaste
1 – Pancake Syrup 3 – Spaghetti Sauce (no glass) 2 – Soap/Body Wash
3 -‐ Stuffing 2 -‐ Pack of Cookies 1 -‐ Deodorant
3 – Canned Gravy 5 – Canned Fruit 1 – Package of Napkins
4 – Canned Cranberries 4 – Canned Beans 1 – Box of Aluminum Foil
4 – Canned Sweet Potatoes 8 – Canned Soup
Perishable Items needed (Average for a family of 5):
1 – 10-‐14 lb. Turkey 1 – Dozen extra large eggs 1 -‐ Pie
1 -‐ ½ Gallon OJ concentrate 1 -‐ pkg. Margarine sticks 1 -‐ Parmalat Milk
1 -‐ Loaf of bread – white/wheat 1 -‐ pkg. Dinner rolls 1 – 5 lb. Bag apples/oranges
The Harvest Drive is a non profit 501(c)3. If you would like to donate to our organization, or for more information on volunteering opportunities, visit www.harvestdriveflorida.com
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