Page 12 - Boca Exposure - October '21

Page 12, Boca Exposure
Boca Helping Hands And FAU Held Hunger Cereal Drive

During Hunger Action Month

Boca Helping Hands and behavioral care through
(BHH), in collaboration its partnerships with
with the Florida Atlantic Genesis Community Health
University (F AU) (serving clients at clinics
Athletics and Cereal4All, in Boca Raton and Boynton
c om m e m ora t e d Beach) and Florida Atlantic
Se pt em ber ’s Hunger University’s Christine E.
Action Month by holding Lynn College of Nursing
the Tackle Hunger Cereal Community Based Clinics
Drive during the FAU (serving residents in West
versus Georgia Southern Palm Beach). In addition,
football game on Sept. 11 BHH sends weekend meals
at FAU Stadium. The event home with food-insecure
collected 316 pounds of Left to right: Jett Justin, Luke elementary school students
cereal for BHH. Those who Justin via the BHH Backpacks
donated one or more cereal P rogram and assists
boxes got into the game for free. working families with the
“We love partnering with Luke and Jett, who have rising cost of childcare
become household names in Boca Raton,” said Greg through the Children’s
Hazle, executive director of Boca Helping Hands. Assistance Program (CAP).
“We’re happy that FAU provided the perfect venue for With an increased focus Rotary Club of Boca Raton members with founders of Cereal4All, left to right: Nick Darzentas,
our community to participate while having some fun and on client self-sufficiency, Julie Vianale, Henry Ferguson, Kathy Ulrich, Bill Ulrich, Lisa Talley, Luke Justin, Jett Justin
even happier that they got to celebrate an Owls victory. BHH awards scholarships
A win all around!” for qualified candidates to attend accredited vocational of Palm Beach United Way. Since 1945, the Town of Palm
Cereal4All was started by twin brothers Jett and training classes that prepare them for careers in the Beach United Way has been committed to improving
Luke Justin of Boca Raton, now 13 years old. After healthcare, information technology, construction, and lives and building strong communities throughout Palm
volunteering at Boca Helping Hands with their parents, transportation industries. BHH also offers free English as Beach County by focusing on programs and priorities
Jett and Luke discovered that cereal is one of the least a Second Language (ESOL) classes, courses in nutrition, that promote education, health, and financial stability.
donated items to food banks. So they organized their first and other life skills. In addition, staff and volunteer Charity Navigator named Boca Helping Hands a
cereal drive for BHH at their school in 2016 when they mentors counsel the unemployed and underemployed in Four-Star Charity for the 15th consecutive year in June
were just 8 years old. The boys have since expanded the basic workplace skills and help them polish resumes and 2021. Boca Helping Hands is located at 1500 N.W. First
program to 10 more schools in the area. search for jobs. Court, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information,
FAU’s Community Service Club was the first college Boca Helping Hands is a partner agency of The Town please visit bocahelpinghands.org.
organization to participate in Cereal4All, and they
collected more than 400 pounds of cereal in April. In
addition, club members volunteered on game day to
collect cereal and hand out free football game tickets.
For more ways to get involved during Hunger Action
Month, visit BocaHelpingHands.org/HungerActionMonth
to explore volunteer opportunities, food drives,
fundraisers, and educational information.
About Boca Helping Hands
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based
nonprofit that provides food, medical and financial assistance
to meet basic human needs as well as education, job training
and guidance to create self-sufficiency. Through its various
programs, BHH assists over 27,000 people annually.
BHH distributes more than 80,000 pantry bags each
year at five Palm Beach County locations and serves
over 90,000 hot meals annually, six days per week. The
organization expands access to affordable medical, dental

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