In 2014, after speaking with several houseless people, a couple Lake Worth folks decided to start a local chapter of Food Not Bombs. Food was rescued from different locations, prepared in a humble home kitchen, and delivered to the park in bikes. Each week it grew bigger and better. Eventually, contacts were made with gourmet restaurants, organic farms, and even an industrial kitchen; this allowed us to share quality food in large quantities in an efficient manner. Rain or shine, we used to serve at Bryant Park every Monday for 3+ years.
When Hurricane Irma hit in 2017, and no one had electricity, we had access to gas stoves and were able to share food twice a day for the 7 days after she hit. When the cops and the City tried to stop us ...